Waxing · 31.6% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 23°
Moon age
4.9days
Moon phase on May 6, 1946Waxing Crescent
On Monday, May 6, 1946, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 31.6% of its visible face lit, 4.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
31.6%Illumination at noon UTC
4.9 dMoon age
372,064 km231,189 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (24°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 1946 is on Thursday, May 16, 1946 at 02:53 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 1, 1946 at 13:16 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, May 1, 1946 | 13:16 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, May 8, 1946 | 05:13 |
The Moon around May 6
More about this date
Monday, May 6, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 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.