Waning · 53.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 00°
Last Quarter at
18:46UTC
Moon phase on August 27, 1948Last Quarter
On Friday, August 27, 1948, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 53.1% of its visible face lit, 22.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
53.1%Illumination at noon UTC
22.3 dMoon age
386,684 km240,274 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (1°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 27, 1948 is on Thursday, August 19, 1948 at 17:32 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, September 3, 1948 at 11:21 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, August 19, 1948 | 17:32 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Friday, August 27, 1948 | 18:46 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, September 3, 1948 | 11:21 |
The Moon around August 27
More about this date
Friday, August 27, 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.