Waning · 4.4% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 17°
Moon age
27.6days
Moon phase on August 3, 1948Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, August 3, 1948, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 4.4% of its visible face lit, 27.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
4.4%Illumination at noon UTC
27.6 dMoon age
362,962 km225,534 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (17°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 3, 1948 is on Wednesday, July 21, 1948 at 02:31 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 5, 1948 at 04:13 UTC, 2 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 August 3
More about this date
Tuesday, August 3, 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 August 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.