Waxing · 99.7% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 22°
Full Moon at
19:11UTC
Moon phase on March 17, 1946Full Moon
On Sunday, March 17, 1946, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 13.7 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
13.7 dMoon age
393,011 km244,206 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (23°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Worm Moon, 394,007 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 17, 1946 is on Sunday, March 17, 1946 at 19:11 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, March 3, 1946 at 18:02 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, March 10, 1946 | 12:03 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Sunday, March 17, 1946 | 19:11 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, March 25, 1946 | 22:37 |
The Moon around March 17
More about this date
Sunday, March 17, 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.