Waning · 35.8% lit · ♎︎ Libra 19°
Moon age
23.7days
Moon phase on December 24, 1948Waning Crescent
On Friday, December 24, 1948, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 35.8% of its visible face lit, 23.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
35.8%Illumination at noon UTC
23.7 dMoon age
372,894 km231,705 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (19°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 24, 1948 is on Thursday, December 16, 1948 at 09:11 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 30, 1948 at 09:45 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, December 23, 1948 | 05:12 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, December 30, 1948 | 09:45 |
The Moon around December 24
More about this date
Friday, December 24, 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.