Waning · 78.7% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 25°
Moon age
19.3days
Moon phase on April 21, 1946Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, April 21, 1946, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 78.7% of its visible face lit, 19.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
78.7%Illumination at noon UTC
19.3 dMoon age
403,982 km251,023 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (26°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 21, 1946 is on Tuesday, April 16, 1946 at 10:47 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 1, 1946 at 13:16 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, April 16, 1946 | 10:47 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, April 24, 1946 | 15:19 |
The Moon around April 21
More about this date
Sunday, April 21, 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.