Waning · 99.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 27°
Moon age
15.8days
Moon phase on December 9, 1946Waning Gibbous
On Monday, December 9, 1946, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 99.1% of its visible face lit, 15.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
99.1%Illumination at noon UTC
15.8 dMoon age
356,962 km221,806 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (28°)
33.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 9, 1946 is on Sunday, December 8, 1946 at 17:52 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 23, 1946 at 13:06 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, December 8, 1946 | 17:52 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, December 15, 1946 | 10:57 |
The Moon around December 9
More about this date
Monday, December 9, 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.