Waxing · 6.2% lit · ♎︎ Libra 11°
Moon age
2.0days
Moon phase on September 5, 1948Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, September 5, 1948, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 6.2% of its visible face lit, 2.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
6.2%Illumination at noon UTC
2.0 dMoon age
361,912 km224,882 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (11°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 5, 1948 is on Saturday, September 18, 1948 at 09:43 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, September 3, 1948 at 11:21 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, September 3, 1948 | 11:21 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, September 10, 1948 | 07:05 |
The Moon around September 5
More about this date
Sunday, September 5, 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.