Waxing · 43.9% lit · ♌︎ Leo 17°
Moon age
6.4days
Moon phase on May 15, 1948Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, May 15, 1948, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 43.9% of its visible face lit, 6.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
43.9%Illumination at noon UTC
6.4 dMoon age
369,743 km229,747 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (17°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 15, 1948 is on Sunday, May 23, 1948 at 00:37 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 9, 1948 at 02:30 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, May 9, 1948 | 02:30 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, May 16, 1948 | 00:55 |
The Moon around May 15
More about this date
Saturday, May 15, 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.