Waxing · 96.0% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 10°
Moon age
12.6days
Moon phase on March 23, 1948Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, March 23, 1948, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.0% of its visible face lit, 12.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
96.0%Illumination at noon UTC
12.6 dMoon age
361,527 km224,642 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (10°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 23, 1948 is on Thursday, March 25, 1948 at 03:10 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, March 10, 1948 at 21:15 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, March 18, 1948 | 12:27 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, March 25, 1948 | 03:10 |
The Moon around March 23
More about this date
Tuesday, March 23, 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.