Waxing · 81.7% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 29°
Moon age
10.7days
Moon phase on October 13, 1948Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, October 13, 1948, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 81.7% of its visible face lit, 10.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
81.7%Illumination at noon UTC
10.7 dMoon age
405,380 km251,891 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (29°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 13, 1948 is on Monday, October 18, 1948 at 02:24 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 2, 1948 at 19:42 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, October 9, 1948 | 22:10 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, October 18, 1948 | 02:24 |
The Moon around October 13
More about this date
Wednesday, October 13, 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.