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The Moon on Wednesday, April 3, 1946: Waxing Crescent, 3% lit

Waxing · 2.6% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 01°

Moon age

1.3days

Moon phase on April 3, 1946Waxing Crescent

Wednesday 3 April 1946361,563 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, April 3, 1946, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.6% of its visible face lit, 1.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

2.6%Illumination at noon UTC
1.3 dMoon age
361,563 km224,665 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (1°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 3, 1946 is on Tuesday, April 16, 1946 at 10:47 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, April 2, 1946 at 04:37 UTC, 1 day earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Tuesday, April 2, 194604:37
First Quarter (after)Monday, April 8, 194620:04

The Moon around April 3

More about this date

Wednesday, April 3, 1946 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 2, 1946 to the new moon of May 1, 1946, a cycle of 29.36 days.