Waxing · 93.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 26°
Moon age
11.6days
Moon phase on July 18, 1948Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, July 18, 1948, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 93.5% of its visible face lit, 11.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
93.5%Illumination at noon UTC
11.6 dMoon age
395,559 km245,789 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (26°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 18, 1948 is on Wednesday, July 21, 1948 at 02:31 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, July 6, 1948 at 21:09 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, July 13, 1948 | 11:30 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, July 21, 1948 | 02:31 |
The Moon around July 18
More about this date
Sunday, July 18, 1948 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 6, 1948 to the new moon of August 5, 1948, a cycle of 29.29 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.