Waxing · 0.4% lit · ♌︎ Leo 17°
New Moon at
04:13UTC
Moon phase on August 5, 1948New Moon
On Thursday, August 5, 1948, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.4% of its visible face lit, 29.6 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.4%Illumination at noon UTC
29.6 dMoon age
358,023 km222,465 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (18°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 5, 1948 is on Thursday, August 19, 1948 at 17:32 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 5, 1948 at 04:13 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, July 29, 1948 | 06:12 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, August 5, 1948 | 04:13 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, August 11, 1948 | 19:40 |
The Moon around August 5
More about this date
Thursday, August 5, 1948 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 5, 1948 to the new moon of September 3, 1948, a cycle of 29.30 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.