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The Moon on Monday, May 13, 1946: Waxing Gibbous, 94% lit

Waxing · 93.8% lit · ♎︎ Libra 23°

Moon age

11.9days

Moon phase on May 13, 1946Waxing Gibbous

Monday 13 May 1946402,685 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, May 13, 1946, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 93.8% of its visible face lit, 11.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.

93.8%Illumination at noon UTC
11.9 dMoon age
402,685 km250,217 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (23°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

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

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Wednesday, May 8, 194605:13
Full Moon (after)Thursday, May 16, 194602:53

The Moon around May 13

More about this date

Monday, May 13, 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.