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The Moon on Sunday, February 3, 1946: Waxing Crescent, 2% lit

Waxing · 2.1% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 00°

Moon age

1.3days

Moon phase on February 3, 1946Waxing Crescent

Sunday 3 February 1946379,250 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Sunday, February 3, 1946, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.1% of its visible face lit, 1.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

2.1%Illumination at noon UTC
1.3 dMoon age
379,250 km235,655 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (0°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 3, 1946 is on Saturday, February 16, 1946 at 04:28 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 2, 1946 at 04:43 UTC, 1 day earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Saturday, February 2, 194604:43
First Quarter (after)Saturday, February 9, 194604:28

The Moon around February 3

More about this date

Sunday, February 3, 1946 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 2, 1946 to the new moon of March 3, 1946, a cycle of 29.55 days.