Waxing · 85.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 06°
Moon age
10.3days
Moon phase on April 12, 1946Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, April 12, 1946, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 85.2% of its visible face lit, 10.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
85.2%Illumination at noon UTC
10.3 dMoon age
390,741 km242,795 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (7°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 12, 1946 is on Tuesday, April 16, 1946 at 10:47 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, April 2, 1946 at 04:37 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, April 8, 1946 | 20:04 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, April 16, 1946 | 10:47 |
The Moon around April 12
More about this date
Friday, April 12, 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.