Waxing · 2.9% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 02°
Moon age
1.3days
Moon phase on August 6, 1948Waxing Crescent
On Friday, August 6, 1948, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.9% of its visible face lit, 1.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
2.9%Illumination at noon UTC
1.3 dMoon age
358,312 km222,645 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (3°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 6, 1948 is on Thursday, August 19, 1948 at 17:32 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 5, 1948 at 04:13 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, August 5, 1948 | 04:13 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, August 11, 1948 | 19:40 |
The Moon around August 6
More about this date
Friday, August 6, 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.