Waning · 28.7% lit · ♌︎ Leo 29°
Moon age
24.7days
Moon phase on October 27, 1948Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, October 27, 1948, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 28.7% of its visible face lit, 24.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
28.7%Illumination at noon UTC
24.7 dMoon age
367,193 km228,163 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (29°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 27, 1948 is on Monday, October 18, 1948 at 02:24 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, November 1, 1948 at 06:03 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, October 25, 1948 | 13:42 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, November 1, 1948 | 06:03 |
The Moon around October 27
More about this date
Wednesday, October 27, 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.