Waning · 91.4% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 02°
Moon age
18.0days
Moon phase on September 21, 1948Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, September 21, 1948, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 91.4% of its visible face lit, 18.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
91.4%Illumination at noon UTC
18.0 dMoon age
398,168 km247,410 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (3°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 21, 1948 is on Saturday, September 18, 1948 at 09:43 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 2, 1948 at 19:42 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, September 18, 1948 | 09:43 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, September 26, 1948 | 05:07 |
The Moon around September 21
More about this date
Tuesday, September 21, 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.