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The Moon on Saturday, May 4, 1946: Waxing Crescent, 13% lit

Waxing · 12.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 24°

Moon age

2.9days

Moon phase on May 4, 1946Waxing Crescent

Saturday 4 May 1946362,543 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, May 4, 1946, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 12.6% of its visible face lit, 2.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.

12.6%Illumination at noon UTC
2.9 dMoon age
362,543 km225,274 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (25°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 4, 1946 is on Thursday, May 16, 1946 at 02:53 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 1, 1946 at 13:16 UTC, 3 days earlier.

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

The Moon around May 4

More about this date

Saturday, May 4, 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.