Waxing · 46.4% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 13°
First Quarter at
20:04UTC
Moon phase on April 8, 1946First Quarter
On Monday, April 8, 1946, the Moon was a First Quarter: 46.4% of its visible face lit, 6.3 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
46.4%Illumination at noon UTC
6.3 dMoon age
374,005 km232,396 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (14°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 8, 1946 is on Tuesday, April 16, 1946 at 10:47 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, April 2, 1946 at 04:37 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, April 2, 1946 | 04:37 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Monday, April 8, 1946 | 20:04 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, April 16, 1946 | 10:47 |
The Moon around April 8
More about this date
Monday, April 8, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 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.