Waxing · 53.7% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 24°
First Quarter at
04:28UTC
Moon phase on February 9, 1946First Quarter
On Saturday, February 9, 1946, the Moon was a First Quarter: 53.7% of its visible face lit, 7.3 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
53.7%Illumination at noon UTC
7.3 dMoon age
370,275 km230,078 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (24°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 9, 1946 is on Saturday, February 16, 1946 at 04:28 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 2, 1946 at 04:43 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, February 2, 1946 | 04:43 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Saturday, February 9, 1946 | 04:28 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, February 16, 1946 | 04:28 |
The Moon around February 9
More about this date
Saturday, February 9, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 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.