Waning · 70.0% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 29°
Moon age
20.6days
Moon phase on September 16, 1946Waning Gibbous
On Monday, September 16, 1946, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 70.0% of its visible face lit, 20.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
70.0%Illumination at noon UTC
20.6 dMoon age
369,176 km229,395 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (30°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 16, 1946 is on Wednesday, September 11, 1946 at 10:00 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, September 25, 1946 at 08:45 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, September 11, 1946 | 10:00 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, September 18, 1946 | 06:44 |
The Moon around September 16
More about this date
Monday, September 16, 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.