Waxing · 76.2% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 14°
Moon age
10.6days
Moon phase on September 6, 1946Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, September 6, 1946, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 76.2% of its visible face lit, 10.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
76.2%Illumination at noon UTC
10.6 dMoon age
399,536 km248,260 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (15°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 6, 1946 is on Wednesday, September 11, 1946 at 10:00 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 26, 1946 at 21:07 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, September 3, 1946 | 14:49 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, September 11, 1946 | 10:00 |
The Moon around September 6
More about this date
Friday, September 6, 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.