Waning · 0.8% lit · ♎︎ Libra 27°
Moon age
28.7days
Moon phase on October 31, 1948Waning Crescent
On Sunday, October 31, 1948, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.8% of its visible face lit, 28.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.8%Illumination at noon UTC
28.7 dMoon age
365,851 km227,329 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (28°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 31, 1948 is on Monday, October 18, 1948 at 02:24 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, November 1, 1948 at 06:03 UTC, 1 day 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 31
More about this date
Sunday, October 31, 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.