Waxing · 46.0% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 03°
First Quarter at
21:48UTC
Moon phase on December 1, 1946First Quarter
On Sunday, December 1, 1946, the Moon was a First Quarter: 46.0% of its visible face lit, 7.8 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
46.0%Illumination at noon UTC
7.8 dMoon age
392,068 km243,619 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (4°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 1, 1946 is on Sunday, December 8, 1946 at 17:52 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, November 23, 1946 at 17:24 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, November 23, 1946 | 17:24 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Sunday, December 1, 1946 | 21:48 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, December 8, 1946 | 17:52 |
The Moon around December 1
More about this date
Sunday, December 1, 1946 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 23, 1946 to the new moon of December 23, 1946, a cycle of 29.82 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 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.