Waning · 83.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 19°
Moon age
18.0days
Moon phase on January 21, 1946Waning Gibbous
On Monday, January 21, 1946, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 83.2% of its visible face lit, 18.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
83.2%Illumination at noon UTC
18.0 dMoon age
390,643 km242,734 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (19°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 21, 1946 is on Thursday, January 17, 1946 at 14:47 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 2, 1946 at 04:43 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, January 17, 1946 | 14:47 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, January 25, 1946 | 05:00 |
The Moon around January 21
More about this date
Monday, January 21, 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.