Waning · 16.6% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 16°
Moon age
25.7days
Moon phase on December 26, 1948Waning Crescent
On Sunday, December 26, 1948, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 16.6% of its visible face lit, 25.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
16.6%Illumination at noon UTC
25.7 dMoon age
377,388 km234,498 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (17°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 26, 1948 is on Thursday, December 16, 1948 at 09:11 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 30, 1948 at 09:45 UTC, 4 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 26
More about this date
Sunday, December 26, 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.