Waxing · 49.4% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 15°
First Quarter at
13:58UTC
Moon phase on December 8, 1948First Quarter
On Wednesday, December 8, 1948, the Moon was a First Quarter: 49.4% of its visible face lit, 7.7 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
49.4%Illumination at noon UTC
7.7 dMoon age
404,317 km251,231 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (15°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 8, 1948 is on Thursday, December 16, 1948 at 09:11 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, November 30, 1948 at 18:45 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, November 30, 1948 | 18:45 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, December 8, 1948 | 13:58 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, December 16, 1948 | 09:11 |
The Moon around December 8
More about this date
Wednesday, December 8, 1948 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 30, 1948 to the new moon of December 30, 1948, a cycle of 29.63 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 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.