Waning · 68.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 21°
Moon age
21.0days
Moon phase on September 6, 1947Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, September 6, 1947, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 68.1% of its visible face lit, 21.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
68.1%Illumination at noon UTC
21.0 dMoon age
379,367 km235,728 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (22°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 6, 1947 is on Sunday, August 31, 1947 at 16:34 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, September 14, 1947 at 19:28 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, August 31, 1947 | 16:34 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, September 8, 1947 | 03:57 |
The Moon around September 6
More about this date
Saturday, September 6, 1947 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 16, 1947 to the new moon of September 14, 1947, a cycle of 29.34 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 1947, or the whole moon calendar 1947.
- The same date one year apart: 1946 · 1948.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.