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The Moon on Monday, December 16, 1946: Waning Crescent, 39% lit

Waning · 39.4% lit · ♎︎ Libra 06°

Moon age

22.8days

Moon phase on December 16, 1946Waning Crescent

Monday 16 December 1946390,709 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, December 16, 1946, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 39.4% of its visible face lit, 22.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

39.4%Illumination at noon UTC
22.8 dMoon age
390,709 km242,775 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (6°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to December 16, 1946 is on Sunday, December 8, 1946 at 17:52 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 23, 1946 at 13:06 UTC, 7 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Sunday, December 15, 194610:57
New Moon (after)Monday, December 23, 194613:06

The Moon around December 16

More about this date

Monday, December 16, 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.