Waning · 0.2% lit · ♎︎ Libra 04°
New Moon at
19:42UTC
Moon phase on October 2, 1948New Moon
On Saturday, October 2, 1948, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.0 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.0 dMoon age
359,938 km223,655 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (5°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 2, 1948 is on Saturday, September 18, 1948 at 09:43 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 2, 1948 at 19:42 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, September 26, 1948 | 05:07 |
| New Moon (this day) | Saturday, October 2, 1948 | 19:42 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, October 9, 1948 | 22:10 |
The Moon around October 2
More about this date
Saturday, October 2, 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.