Waning · 72.5% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 10°
Moon age
19.4days
Moon phase on May 28, 1948Waning Gibbous
On Friday, May 28, 1948, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 72.5% of its visible face lit, 19.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
72.5%Illumination at noon UTC
19.4 dMoon age
403,221 km250,550 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (10°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 28, 1948 is on Sunday, May 23, 1948 at 00:37 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, June 7, 1948 at 12:56 UTC, 10 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 28
More about this date
Friday, May 28, 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.