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The Moon on Tuesday, February 12, 1946: Waxing Gibbous, 84% lit

Waxing · 84.3% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 06°

Moon age

10.3days

Moon phase on February 12, 1946Waxing Gibbous

Tuesday 12 February 1946372,670 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, February 12, 1946, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 84.3% of its visible face lit, 10.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

84.3%Illumination at noon UTC
10.3 dMoon age
372,670 km231,566 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (6°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 12, 1946 is on Saturday, February 16, 1946 at 04:28 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 2, 1946 at 04:43 UTC, 10 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Saturday, February 9, 194604:28
Full Moon (after)Saturday, February 16, 194604:28

The Moon around February 12

More about this date

Tuesday, February 12, 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.