Waning · 1.0% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 29°
Moon age
28.7days
Moon phase on January 2, 1946Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, January 2, 1946, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.0% of its visible face lit, 28.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.0%Illumination at noon UTC
28.7 dMoon age
398,105 km247,371 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (30°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 2, 1946 is on Wednesday, December 19, 1945 at 02:17 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 3, 1946 at 12:30 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, December 26, 1945 | 08:00 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, January 3, 1946 | 12:30 |
The Moon around January 2
More about this date
Wednesday, January 2, 1946 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 4, 1945 to the new moon of January 3, 1946, a cycle of 29.77 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1946, or the whole moon calendar 1946.
- The same date one year apart: 1945 · 1947.
- 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.