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The Moon on Friday, May 3, 1946: Waxing Crescent, 6% lit

Waxing · 5.7% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 10°

Moon age

1.9days

Moon phase on May 3, 1946Waxing Crescent

Friday 3 May 1946359,484 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, May 3, 1946, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 5.7% of its visible face lit, 1.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.

5.7%Illumination at noon UTC
1.9 dMoon age
359,484 km223,373 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (10°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 3, 1946 is on Thursday, May 16, 1946 at 02:53 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 1, 1946 at 13:16 UTC, 2 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, May 1, 194613:16
First Quarter (after)Wednesday, May 8, 194605:13

The Moon around May 3

More about this date

Friday, May 3, 1946 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 1, 1946 to the new moon of May 30, 1946, a cycle of 29.31 days.