Waxing · 13.8% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 18°
Moon age
4.0days
Moon phase on December 27, 1946Waxing Crescent
On Friday, December 27, 1946, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 13.8% of its visible face lit, 4.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
13.8%Illumination at noon UTC
4.0 dMoon age
399,965 km248,527 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (18°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 27, 1946 is on Tuesday, January 7, 1947 at 04:47 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 23, 1946 at 13:06 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, December 23, 1946 | 13:06 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, December 31, 1946 | 12:23 |
The Moon around December 27
More about this date
Friday, December 27, 1946 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 23, 1946 to the new moon of January 22, 1947, a cycle of 29.81 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.