Waxing · 50.0% lit · ♈︎ Aries 09°
First Quarter at
12:23UTC
Moon phase on December 31, 1946First Quarter
On Tuesday, December 31, 1946, the Moon was a First Quarter: 50.0% of its visible face lit, 8.0 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
50.0%Illumination at noon UTC
8.0 dMoon age
382,236 km237,510 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (9°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 31, 1946 is on Tuesday, January 7, 1947 at 04:47 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 23, 1946 at 13:06 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, December 23, 1946 | 13:06 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, December 31, 1946 | 12:23 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, January 7, 1947 | 04:47 |
The Moon around December 31
More about this date
Tuesday, December 31, 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.