Waning · 73.8% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 03°
Moon age
19.3days
Moon phase on February 21, 1946Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, February 21, 1946, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 73.8% of its visible face lit, 19.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
73.8%Illumination at noon UTC
19.3 dMoon age
402,521 km250,115 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (4°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 21, 1946 is on Saturday, February 16, 1946 at 04:28 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, March 3, 1946 at 18:02 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, February 16, 1946 | 04:28 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, February 24, 1946 | 02:37 |
The Moon around February 21
More about this date
Thursday, February 21, 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.