Waning · 7.3% lit · ♈︎ Aries 14°
Moon age
26.9days
Moon phase on May 6, 1948Waning Crescent
On Thursday, May 6, 1948, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 7.3% of its visible face lit, 26.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
7.3%Illumination at noon UTC
26.9 dMoon age
393,601 km244,572 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (15°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 1948 is on Friday, April 23, 1948 at 13:28 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 9, 1948 at 02:30 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, May 1, 1948 | 04:48 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, May 9, 1948 | 02:30 |
The Moon around May 6
More about this date
Thursday, May 6, 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 May 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.