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The Moon on Wednesday, July 24, 1946: Waning Crescent, 21% lit

Waning · 21.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 06°

Moon age

25.3days

Moon phase on July 24, 1946Waning Crescent

Wednesday 24 July 1946365,330 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, July 24, 1946, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 21.1% of its visible face lit, 25.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

21.1%Illumination at noon UTC
25.3 dMoon age
365,330 km227,005 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (6°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 24, 1946 is on Sunday, July 14, 1946 at 09:23 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, July 28, 1946 at 11:54 UTC, 4 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Sunday, July 21, 194619:52
New Moon (after)Sunday, July 28, 194611:54

The Moon around July 24

More about this date

Wednesday, July 24, 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.