Waxing · 53.1% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 12°
First Quarter at
04:41UTC
Moon phase on November 2, 1946First Quarter
On Saturday, November 2, 1946, the Moon was a First Quarter: 53.1% of its visible face lit, 8.5 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
53.1%Illumination at noon UTC
8.5 dMoon age
395,852 km245,971 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (13°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 2, 1946 is on Saturday, November 9, 1946 at 07:10 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 24, 1946 at 23:32 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, October 24, 1946 | 23:32 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Saturday, November 2, 1946 | 04:41 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, November 9, 1946 | 07:10 |
The Moon around November 2
More about this date
Saturday, November 2, 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 November 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.