Waxing · 11.4% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 16°
Moon age
3.0days
Moon phase on July 31, 1946Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, July 31, 1946, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 11.4% of its visible face lit, 3.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
11.4%Illumination at noon UTC
3.0 dMoon age
381,658 km237,151 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (17°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 31, 1946 is on Monday, August 12, 1946 at 22:26 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, July 28, 1946 at 11:54 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, July 28, 1946 | 11:54 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, August 4, 1946 | 20:56 |
The Moon around July 31
More about this date
Wednesday, July 31, 1946 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 28, 1946 to the new moon of August 26, 1946, a cycle of 29.38 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.