Waning · 27.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 04°
Moon age
24.6days
Moon phase on July 31, 1948Waning Crescent
On Saturday, July 31, 1948, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 27.6% of its visible face lit, 24.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
27.6%Illumination at noon UTC
24.6 dMoon age
379,624 km235,887 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (5°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 31, 1948 is on Wednesday, July 21, 1948 at 02:31 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 5, 1948 at 04:13 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, July 29, 1948 | 06:12 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, August 5, 1948 | 04:13 |
The Moon around July 31
More about this date
Saturday, July 31, 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.