Waxing · 60.5% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 22°
Moon age
9.1days
Moon phase on October 4, 1946Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, October 4, 1946, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 60.5% of its visible face lit, 9.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
60.5%Illumination at noon UTC
9.1 dMoon age
399,242 km248,078 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (23°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 4, 1946 is on Thursday, October 10, 1946 at 20:41 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, September 25, 1946 at 08:45 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, October 3, 1946 | 09:53 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, October 10, 1946 | 20:41 |
The Moon around October 4
More about this date
Friday, October 4, 1946 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 25, 1946 to the new moon of October 24, 1946, a cycle of 29.62 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 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.