Waxing · 95.4% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 29°
Moon age
12.3days
Moon phase on August 17, 1948Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, August 17, 1948, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 95.4% of its visible face lit, 12.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
95.4%Illumination at noon UTC
12.3 dMoon age
403,617 km250,796 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (30°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 17, 1948 is on Thursday, August 19, 1948 at 17:32 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 5, 1948 at 04:13 UTC, 12 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 17
More about this date
Tuesday, August 17, 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.