Waning · 69.3% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 06°
Moon age
20.7days
Moon phase on December 21, 1948Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, December 21, 1948, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 69.3% of its visible face lit, 20.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
69.3%Illumination at noon UTC
20.7 dMoon age
368,977 km229,271 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (7°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 21, 1948 is on Thursday, December 16, 1948 at 09:11 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 30, 1948 at 09:45 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, December 16, 1948 | 09:11 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, December 23, 1948 | 05:12 |
The Moon around December 21
More about this date
Tuesday, December 21, 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.