Waxing · 0.1% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 11°
New Moon at
11:21UTC
Moon phase on September 3, 1948New Moon
On Friday, September 3, 1948, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.3 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.3 dMoon age
357,209 km221,959 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (11°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 3, 1948 is on Thursday, August 19, 1948 at 17:32 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, September 3, 1948 at 11:21 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, August 27, 1948 | 18:46 |
| New Moon (this day) | Friday, September 3, 1948 | 11:21 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, September 10, 1948 | 07:05 |
The Moon around September 3
More about this date
Friday, September 3, 1948 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 3, 1948 to the new moon of October 2, 1948, a cycle of 29.35 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.