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The Moon on Saturday, April 17, 1948: Waxing Gibbous, 58% lit

Waxing · 57.9% lit · ♌︎ Leo 06°

Moon age

7.9days

Moon phase on April 17, 1948Waxing Gibbous

Saturday 17 April 1948369,545 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, April 17, 1948, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 57.9% of its visible face lit, 7.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.

57.9%Illumination at noon UTC
7.9 dMoon age
369,545 km229,624 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (6°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 17, 1948 is on Friday, April 23, 1948 at 13:28 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 9, 1948 at 13:17 UTC, 8 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Friday, April 16, 194819:42
Full Moon (after)Friday, April 23, 194813:28

The Moon around April 17

More about this date

Saturday, April 17, 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.