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The Moon on Thursday, February 14, 1946: Waxing Gibbous, 97% lit

Waxing · 96.6% lit · ♌︎ Leo 04°

Moon age

12.3days

Moon phase on February 14, 1946Waxing Gibbous

Thursday 14 February 1946377,289 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, February 14, 1946, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.6% of its visible face lit, 12.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

96.6%Illumination at noon UTC
12.3 dMoon age
377,289 km234,436 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (4°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 14, 1946 is on Saturday, February 16, 1946 at 04:28 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 2, 1946 at 04:43 UTC, 12 days earlier.

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

The Moon around February 14

More about this date

Thursday, February 14, 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.