Waxing · 55.4% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 01°
First Quarter at
00:55UTC
Moon phase on May 16, 1948First Quarter
On Sunday, May 16, 1948, the Moon was a First Quarter: 55.4% of its visible face lit, 7.4 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
55.4%Illumination at noon UTC
7.4 dMoon age
369,907 km229,849 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (2°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 1948 is on Sunday, May 23, 1948 at 00:37 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 9, 1948 at 02:30 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, May 9, 1948 | 02:30 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Sunday, May 16, 1948 | 00:55 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, May 23, 1948 | 00:37 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Sunday, May 16, 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.