Waning · 21.9% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 11°
Moon age
25.3days
Moon phase on August 30, 1948Waning Crescent
On Monday, August 30, 1948, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 21.9% of its visible face lit, 25.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
21.9%Illumination at noon UTC
25.3 dMoon age
369,171 km229,392 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (11°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 30, 1948 is on Thursday, August 19, 1948 at 17:32 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, September 3, 1948 at 11:21 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, August 27, 1948 | 18:46 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, September 3, 1948 | 11:21 |
The Moon around August 30
More about this date
Monday, August 30, 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.