Waning · 83.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 25°
Moon age
17.9days
Moon phase on April 27, 1948Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, April 27, 1948, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 83.1% of its visible face lit, 17.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
83.1%Illumination at noon UTC
17.9 dMoon age
392,166 km243,681 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (26°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 27, 1948 is on Friday, April 23, 1948 at 13:28 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 9, 1948 at 02:30 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, April 23, 1948 | 13:28 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, May 1, 1948 | 04:48 |
The Moon around April 27
More about this date
Tuesday, April 27, 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.