Waxing · 56.2% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 16°
Moon age
8.8days
Moon phase on December 2, 1946Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, December 2, 1946, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 56.2% of its visible face lit, 8.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
56.2%Illumination at noon UTC
8.8 dMoon age
386,442 km240,124 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (17°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 2, 1946 is on Sunday, December 8, 1946 at 17:52 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, November 23, 1946 at 17:24 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, December 1, 1946 | 21:48 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, December 8, 1946 | 17:52 |
The Moon around December 2
More about this date
Monday, December 2, 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.