Waning · 14.0% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 13°
Moon age
25.8days
Moon phase on December 19, 1946Waning Crescent
On Thursday, December 19, 1946, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 14.0% of its visible face lit, 25.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
14.0%Illumination at noon UTC
25.8 dMoon age
402,278 km249,964 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (13°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 19, 1946 is on Sunday, December 8, 1946 at 17:52 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 23, 1946 at 13:06 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, December 15, 1946 | 10:57 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, December 23, 1946 | 13:06 |
The Moon around December 19
More about this date
Thursday, December 19, 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.