Waning · 0.3% lit · ♎︎ Libra 25°
New Moon at
23:32UTC
Moon phase on October 24, 1946New Moon
On Thursday, October 24, 1946, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.1 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.1 dMoon age
396,527 km246,390 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (25°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 24, 1946 is on Thursday, October 10, 1946 at 20:41 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 24, 1946 at 23:32 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, October 17, 1946 | 13:28 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, October 24, 1946 | 23:32 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, November 2, 1946 | 04:41 |
The Moon around October 24
More about this date
Thursday, October 24, 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.