Waning · 59.2% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 00°
Moon age
20.6days
Moon phase on March 31, 1948Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, March 31, 1948, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 59.2% of its visible face lit, 20.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
59.2%Illumination at noon UTC
20.6 dMoon age
396,667 km246,477 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (0°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 31, 1948 is on Thursday, March 25, 1948 at 03:10 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 9, 1948 at 13:17 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, March 25, 1948 | 03:10 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, April 1, 1948 | 10:25 |
The Moon around March 31
More about this date
Wednesday, March 31, 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.