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The Moon on Monday, May 10, 1948: Waxing Crescent, 2% lit

Waxing · 2.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 07°

Moon age

1.4days

Moon phase on May 10, 1948Waxing Crescent

Monday 10 May 1948377,682 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, May 10, 1948, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.3% of its visible face lit, 1.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.

2.3%Illumination at noon UTC
1.4 dMoon age
377,682 km234,680 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (7°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 10, 1948 is on Sunday, May 23, 1948 at 00:37 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 9, 1948 at 02:30 UTC, 1 day earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Sunday, May 9, 194802:30
First Quarter (after)Sunday, May 16, 194800:55

The Moon around May 10

More about this date

Monday, May 10, 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.