Waning · 9.0% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 12°
Moon age
26.6days
Moon phase on April 6, 1948Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, April 6, 1948, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 9.0% of its visible face lit, 26.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
9.0%Illumination at noon UTC
26.6 dMoon age
402,532 km250,121 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (12°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 6, 1948 is on Thursday, March 25, 1948 at 03:10 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 9, 1948 at 13:17 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, April 1, 1948 | 10:25 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, April 9, 1948 | 13:17 |
The Moon around April 6
More about this date
Tuesday, April 6, 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 April 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.