Waxing · 2.2% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 19°
Moon age
1.5days
Moon phase on October 26, 1946Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, October 26, 1946, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.2% of its visible face lit, 1.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
2.2%Illumination at noon UTC
1.5 dMoon age
401,921 km249,742 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (19°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 26, 1946 is on Saturday, November 9, 1946 at 07:10 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 24, 1946 at 23:32 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, October 24, 1946 | 23:32 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, November 2, 1946 | 04:41 |
The Moon around October 26
More about this date
Saturday, October 26, 1946 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 24, 1946 to the new moon of November 23, 1946, a cycle of 29.74 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.