Waxing · 99.7% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 14°
Full Moon at
22:26UTC
Moon phase on August 12, 1946Full Moon
On Monday, August 12, 1946, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 15.0 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
15.0 dMoon age
391,354 km243,176 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (14°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Sturgeon Moon, 389,764 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 12, 1946 is on Monday, August 12, 1946 at 22:26 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 26, 1946 at 21:07 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, August 4, 1946 | 20:56 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Monday, August 12, 1946 | 22:26 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, August 20, 1946 | 01:17 |
The Moon around August 12
More about this date
Monday, August 12, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.