Waxing · 29.3% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 19°
Moon age
5.2days
Moon phase on November 6, 1948Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, November 6, 1948, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 29.3% of its visible face lit, 5.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
29.3%Illumination at noon UTC
5.2 dMoon age
394,208 km244,950 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (19°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 6, 1948 is on Tuesday, November 16, 1948 at 18:32 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, November 1, 1948 at 06:03 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, November 1, 1948 | 06:03 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, November 8, 1948 | 16:47 |
The Moon around November 6
More about this date
Saturday, November 6, 1948 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 1, 1948 to the new moon of November 30, 1948, a cycle of 29.53 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in November 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.