Waning · 0.0% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 00°
New Moon at
13:06UTC
Moon phase on December 23, 1946New Moon
On Monday, December 23, 1946, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.0% of its visible face lit, 29.8 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.0%Illumination at noon UTC
29.8 dMoon age
406,441 km252,551 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (1°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 23, 1946 is on Tuesday, January 7, 1947 at 04:47 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 23, 1946 at 13:06 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, December 15, 1946 | 10:57 |
| New Moon (this day) | Monday, December 23, 1946 | 13:06 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, December 31, 1946 | 12:23 |
The Moon around December 23
More about this date
Monday, December 23, 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.