Waning · 23.3% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 01°
Moon age
25.0days
Moon phase on August 22, 1946Waning Crescent
On Thursday, August 22, 1946, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 23.3% of its visible face lit, 25.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
23.3%Illumination at noon UTC
25.0 dMoon age
368,502 km228,976 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (1°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 22, 1946 is on Monday, August 12, 1946 at 22:26 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 26, 1946 at 21:07 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, August 20, 1946 | 01:17 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, August 26, 1946 | 21:07 |
The Moon around August 22
More about this date
Thursday, August 22, 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.