Waxing · 98.4% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 11°
Moon age
13.0days
Moon phase on January 16, 1946Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, January 16, 1946, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.4% of its visible face lit, 13.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
98.4%Illumination at noon UTC
13.0 dMoon age
368,501 km228,976 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (11°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 16, 1946 is on Thursday, January 17, 1946 at 14:47 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 3, 1946 at 12:30 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, January 10, 1946 | 20:27 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, January 17, 1946 | 14:47 |
The Moon around January 16
More about this date
Wednesday, January 16, 1946 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 3, 1946 to the new moon of February 2, 1946, a cycle of 29.68 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.