Waxing · 99.0% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 12°
Moon age
14.7days
Moon phase on December 15, 1948Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, December 15, 1948, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.0% of its visible face lit, 14.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.0%Illumination at noon UTC
14.7 dMoon age
380,745 km236,584 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (12°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 15, 1948 is on Thursday, December 16, 1948 at 09:11 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, November 30, 1948 at 18:45 UTC, 15 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, December 8, 1948 | 13:58 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, December 16, 1948 | 09:11 |
The Moon around December 15
More about this date
Wednesday, December 15, 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.