Waxing · 49.0% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 09°
First Quarter at
14:49UTC
Moon phase on September 3, 1946First Quarter
On Tuesday, September 3, 1946, the Moon was a First Quarter: 49.0% of its visible face lit, 7.6 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
49.0%Illumination at noon UTC
7.6 dMoon age
404,013 km251,042 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (9°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 3, 1946 is on Wednesday, September 11, 1946 at 10:00 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 26, 1946 at 21:07 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, August 26, 1946 | 21:07 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, September 3, 1946 | 14:49 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, September 11, 1946 | 10:00 |
The Moon around September 3
More about this date
Tuesday, September 3, 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 September 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.