Waning · 12.3% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 16°
Moon age
26.1days
Moon phase on October 21, 1946Waning Crescent
On Monday, October 21, 1946, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 12.3% of its visible face lit, 26.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
12.3%Illumination at noon UTC
26.1 dMoon age
386,669 km240,265 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (17°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 21, 1946 is on Thursday, October 10, 1946 at 20:41 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 24, 1946 at 23:32 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, October 17, 1946 | 13:28 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, October 24, 1946 | 23:32 |
The Moon around October 21
More about this date
Monday, October 21, 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.