Waxing · 57.3% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 27°
Moon age
7.3days
Moon phase on August 12, 1948Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, August 12, 1948, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 57.3% of its visible face lit, 7.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
57.3%Illumination at noon UTC
7.3 dMoon age
385,204 km239,355 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (28°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 12, 1948 is on Thursday, August 19, 1948 at 17:32 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 5, 1948 at 04:13 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, August 11, 1948 | 19:40 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, August 19, 1948 | 17:32 |
The Moon around August 12
More about this date
Thursday, August 12, 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.