Waning · 97.6% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 20°
Moon age
15.4days
Moon phase on May 24, 1948Waning Gibbous
On Monday, May 24, 1948, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.6% of its visible face lit, 15.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.6%Illumination at noon UTC
15.4 dMoon age
390,370 km242,565 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (21°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 24, 1948 is on Sunday, May 23, 1948 at 00:37 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, June 7, 1948 at 12:56 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, May 23, 1948 | 00:37 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, May 30, 1948 | 22:43 |
The Moon around May 24
More about this date
Monday, May 24, 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.