Waxing · 35.4% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 08°
Moon age
5.9days
Moon phase on April 15, 1948Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, April 15, 1948, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 35.4% of its visible face lit, 5.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
35.4%Illumination at noon UTC
5.9 dMoon age
374,261 km232,555 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (8°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 15, 1948 is on Friday, April 23, 1948 at 13:28 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 9, 1948 at 13:17 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, April 9, 1948 | 13:17 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, April 16, 1948 | 19:42 |
The Moon around April 15
More about this date
Thursday, April 15, 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.
- 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.