Waning · 16.8% lit · ♌︎ Leo 09°
Moon age
25.6days
Moon phase on September 21, 1946Waning Crescent
On Saturday, September 21, 1946, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 16.8% of its visible face lit, 25.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
16.8%Illumination at noon UTC
25.6 dMoon age
375,754 km233,483 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (10°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 21, 1946 is on Wednesday, September 11, 1946 at 10:00 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, September 25, 1946 at 08:45 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, September 18, 1946 | 06:44 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, September 25, 1946 | 08:45 |
The Moon around September 21
More about this date
Saturday, September 21, 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.