Waxing · 99.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 12°
Full Moon at
17:52UTC
Moon phase on December 8, 1946Full Moon
On Sunday, December 8, 1946, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 14.8 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
14.8 dMoon age
356,987 km221,821 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (12°)
33.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Cold Moon, 356,794 km from Earth. Closest supermoon of the yearTotal lunar eclipse
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 8, 1946 is on Sunday, December 8, 1946 at 17:52 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, November 23, 1946 at 17:24 UTC, 15 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, December 1, 1946 | 21:48 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Sunday, December 8, 1946 | 17:52 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, December 15, 1946 | 10:57 |
The Moon around December 8
More about this date
Sunday, December 8, 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.