Waxing · 46.5% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 22°
First Quarter at
19:42UTC
Moon phase on April 16, 1948First Quarter
On Friday, April 16, 1948, the Moon was a First Quarter: 46.5% of its visible face lit, 6.9 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
46.5%Illumination at noon UTC
6.9 dMoon age
371,716 km230,974 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (22°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 16, 1948 is on Friday, April 23, 1948 at 13:28 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 9, 1948 at 13:17 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, April 9, 1948 | 13:17 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Friday, April 16, 1948 | 19:42 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, April 23, 1948 | 13:28 |
The Moon around April 16
More about this date
Friday, April 16, 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.