Waning · 2.8% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 24°
Moon age
28.0days
Moon phase on July 5, 1948Waning Crescent
On Monday, July 5, 1948, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 2.8% of its visible face lit, 28.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
2.8%Illumination at noon UTC
28.0 dMoon age
368,700 km229,100 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (25°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 5, 1948 is on Monday, June 21, 1948 at 12:54 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, July 6, 1948 at 21:09 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, June 29, 1948 | 15:23 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, July 6, 1948 | 21:09 |
The Moon around July 5
More about this date
Monday, July 5, 1948 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 7, 1948 to the new moon of July 6, 1948, a cycle of 29.34 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 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.