Waxing · 42.9% lit · ♎︎ Libra 04°
Moon age
6.3days
Moon phase on July 5, 1946Waxing Crescent
On Friday, July 5, 1946, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 42.9% of its visible face lit, 6.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
42.9%Illumination at noon UTC
6.3 dMoon age
392,635 km243,972 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (5°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 5, 1946 is on Sunday, July 14, 1946 at 09:23 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, June 29, 1946 at 04:06 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, June 29, 1946 | 04:06 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, July 6, 1946 | 05:15 |
The Moon around July 5
More about this date
Friday, July 5, 1946 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 29, 1946 to the new moon of July 28, 1946, a cycle of 29.32 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 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.