Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 23°
New Moon at
02:30UTC
Moon phase on May 9, 1948New Moon
On Sunday, May 9, 1948, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.9 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.9 dMoon age
381,192 km236,862 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (24°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 9, 1948 is on Sunday, May 23, 1948 at 00:37 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 9, 1948 at 02:30 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, May 1, 1948 | 04:48 |
| New Moon (this day) | Sunday, May 9, 1948 | 02:30 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, May 16, 1948 | 00:55 |
The Moon around May 9
More about this date
Sunday, May 9, 1948 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 9, 1948 to the new moon of June 7, 1948, a cycle of 29.43 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.