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The Moon on Tuesday, April 13, 1948: Waxing Crescent, 16% lit

Waxing · 16.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 10°

Moon age

3.9days

Moon phase on April 13, 1948Waxing Crescent

Tuesday 13 April 1948380,103 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, April 13, 1948, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 16.3% of its visible face lit, 3.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.

16.3%Illumination at noon UTC
3.9 dMoon age
380,103 km236,185 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (11°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 13, 1948 is on Friday, April 23, 1948 at 13:28 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 9, 1948 at 13:17 UTC, 4 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Friday, April 9, 194813:17
First Quarter (after)Friday, April 16, 194819:42

The Moon around April 13

More about this date

Tuesday, April 13, 1948 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 9, 1948 to the new moon of May 9, 1948, a cycle of 29.55 days.