Waning · 2.7% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 19°
Moon age
28.0days
Moon phase on October 1, 1948Waning Crescent
On Friday, October 1, 1948, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 2.7% of its visible face lit, 28.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
2.7%Illumination at noon UTC
28.0 dMoon age
359,331 km223,278 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (20°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 1, 1948 is on Saturday, September 18, 1948 at 09:43 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 2, 1948 at 19:42 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, September 26, 1948 | 05:07 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, October 2, 1948 | 19:42 |
The Moon around October 1
More about this date
Friday, October 1, 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 October 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.