Waning · 94.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 24°
Moon age
17.7days
Moon phase on October 20, 1948Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, October 20, 1948, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 94.3% of its visible face lit, 17.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
94.3%Illumination at noon UTC
17.7 dMoon age
391,181 km243,069 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (25°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 20, 1948 is on Monday, October 18, 1948 at 02:24 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, November 1, 1948 at 06:03 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, October 18, 1948 | 02:24 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, October 25, 1948 | 13:42 |
The Moon around October 20
More about this date
Wednesday, October 20, 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.