Waning · 99.7% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 02°
Full Moon at
02:31UTC
Moon phase on July 21, 1948Full Moon
On Wednesday, July 21, 1948, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 14.6 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
14.6 dMoon age
403,320 km250,611 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (3°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Buck Moon, 402,545 km from Earth. Micromoon
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 21, 1948 is on Wednesday, July 21, 1948 at 02:31 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, July 6, 1948 at 21:09 UTC, 15 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, July 13, 1948 | 11:30 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Wednesday, July 21, 1948 | 02:31 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, July 29, 1948 | 06:12 |
The Moon around July 21
More about this date
Wednesday, July 21, 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.