Waxing · 99.9% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 25°
Full Moon at
14:47UTC
Moon phase on January 17, 1946Full Moon
On Thursday, January 17, 1946, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 14.0 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
14.0 dMoon age
371,474 km230,823 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (25°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Wolf Moon, 371,891 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 17, 1946 is on Thursday, January 17, 1946 at 14:47 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 3, 1946 at 12:30 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, January 10, 1946 | 20:27 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Thursday, January 17, 1946 | 14:47 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, January 25, 1946 | 05:00 |
The Moon around January 17
More about this date
Thursday, January 17, 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.