Waning · 87.3% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 11°
Moon age
17.7days
Moon phase on March 21, 1946Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, March 21, 1946, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 87.3% of its visible face lit, 17.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
87.3%Illumination at noon UTC
17.7 dMoon age
403,744 km250,875 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (12°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 21, 1946 is on Sunday, March 17, 1946 at 19:11 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, April 2, 1946 at 04:37 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, March 17, 1946 | 19:11 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, March 25, 1946 | 22:37 |
The Moon around March 21
More about this date
Thursday, March 21, 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.