Waning · 0.4% lit · ♌︎ Leo 27°
New Moon at
21:07UTC
Moon phase on August 26, 1946New Moon
On Monday, August 26, 1946, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.4% of its visible face lit, 29.0 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.4%Illumination at noon UTC
29.0 dMoon age
375,803 km233,513 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (28°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 26, 1946 is on Monday, August 12, 1946 at 22:26 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 26, 1946 at 21:07 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, August 20, 1946 | 01:17 |
| New Moon (this day) | Monday, August 26, 1946 | 21:07 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, September 3, 1946 | 14:49 |
The Moon around August 26
More about this date
Monday, August 26, 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.