Waxing · 98.1% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 09°
Moon age
12.7days
Moon phase on March 16, 1946Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, March 16, 1946, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.1% of its visible face lit, 12.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
98.1%Illumination at noon UTC
12.7 dMoon age
389,649 km242,117 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (10°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 16, 1946 is on Sunday, March 17, 1946 at 19:11 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, March 3, 1946 at 18:02 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, March 10, 1946 | 12:03 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, March 17, 1946 | 19:11 |
The Moon around March 16
More about this date
Saturday, March 16, 1946 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 3, 1946 to the new moon of April 2, 1946, a cycle of 29.44 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 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.