Waxing · 8.0% lit · ♎︎ Libra 08°
Moon age
2.6days
Moon phase on August 29, 1946Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, August 29, 1946, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 8.0% of its visible face lit, 2.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
8.0%Illumination at noon UTC
2.6 dMoon age
388,927 km241,668 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (8°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 29, 1946 is on Wednesday, September 11, 1946 at 10:00 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 26, 1946 at 21:07 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, August 26, 1946 | 21:07 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, September 3, 1946 | 14:49 |
The Moon around August 29
More about this date
Thursday, August 29, 1946 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 26, 1946 to the new moon of September 25, 1946, a cycle of 29.48 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.