Waning · 6.1% lit · ♌︎ Leo 10°
Moon age
27.3days
Moon phase on September 1, 1948Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, September 1, 1948, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 6.1% of its visible face lit, 27.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
6.1%Illumination at noon UTC
27.3 dMoon age
360,083 km223,745 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (11°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 1, 1948 is on Thursday, August 19, 1948 at 17:32 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, September 3, 1948 at 11:21 UTC, 2 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 September 1
More about this date
Wednesday, September 1, 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 September 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.