Waxing · 28.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 00°
Moon age
5.6days
Moon phase on March 16, 1948Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, March 16, 1948, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 28.9% of its visible face lit, 5.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
28.9%Illumination at noon UTC
5.6 dMoon age
383,538 km238,319 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (1°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 16, 1948 is on Thursday, March 25, 1948 at 03:10 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, March 10, 1948 at 21:15 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, March 10, 1948 | 21:15 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, March 18, 1948 | 12:27 |
The Moon around March 16
More about this date
Tuesday, March 16, 1948 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 10, 1948 to the new moon of April 9, 1948, a cycle of 29.67 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 1948, or the whole moon calendar 1948.
- The same date one year apart: 1947 · 1949.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.