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The Moon on Sunday, April 7, 1946: Waxing Crescent, 35% lit

Waxing · 35.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 29°

Moon age

5.3days

Moon phase on April 7, 1946Waxing Crescent

Sunday 7 April 1946369,802 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Sunday, April 7, 1946, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 35.3% of its visible face lit, 5.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

35.3%Illumination at noon UTC
5.3 dMoon age
369,802 km229,785 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (30°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 7, 1946 is on Tuesday, April 16, 1946 at 10:47 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, April 2, 1946 at 04:37 UTC, 5 days earlier.

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

The Moon around April 7

More about this date

Sunday, April 7, 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.