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The Moon on Thursday, November 18, 1948: Waning Gibbous, 97% lit

Waning · 96.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 17°

Moon age

17.2days

Moon phase on November 18, 1948Waning Gibbous

Thursday 18 November 1948382,505 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, November 18, 1948, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 96.6% of its visible face lit, 17.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

96.6%Illumination at noon UTC
17.2 dMoon age
382,505 km237,677 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (17°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to November 18, 1948 is on Tuesday, November 16, 1948 at 18:32 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, November 30, 1948 at 18:45 UTC, 12 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Tuesday, November 16, 194818:32
Last Quarter (after)Tuesday, November 23, 194821:22

The Moon around November 18

More about this date

Thursday, November 18, 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.