Waxing · 45.9% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 11°
First Quarter at
22:10UTC
Moon phase on October 9, 1948First Quarter
On Saturday, October 9, 1948, the Moon was a First Quarter: 45.9% of its visible face lit, 6.7 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
45.9%Illumination at noon UTC
6.7 dMoon age
394,711 km245,262 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (11°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 9, 1948 is on Monday, October 18, 1948 at 02:24 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 2, 1948 at 19:42 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, October 2, 1948 | 19:42 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Saturday, October 9, 1948 | 22:10 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, October 18, 1948 | 02:24 |
The Moon around October 9
More about this date
Saturday, October 9, 1948 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 2, 1948 to the new moon of November 1, 1948, a cycle of 29.43 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.