Waning · 75.9% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 27°
Moon age
20.2days
Moon phase on November 21, 1948Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, November 21, 1948, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 75.9% of its visible face lit, 20.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
75.9%Illumination at noon UTC
20.2 dMoon age
374,485 km232,694 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (28°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 21, 1948 is on Tuesday, November 16, 1948 at 18:32 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, November 30, 1948 at 18:45 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, November 16, 1948 | 18:32 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, November 23, 1948 | 21:22 |
The Moon around November 21
More about this date
Sunday, November 21, 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.