Waxing · 65.4% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 01°
Moon age
9.0days
Moon phase on August 6, 1946Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, August 6, 1946, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 65.4% of its visible face lit, 9.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
65.4%Illumination at noon UTC
9.0 dMoon age
404,295 km251,217 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (1°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 6, 1946 is on Monday, August 12, 1946 at 22:26 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, July 28, 1946 at 11:54 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, August 4, 1946 | 20:56 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, August 12, 1946 | 22:26 |
The Moon around August 6
More about this date
Tuesday, August 6, 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 August 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.