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Moon phases May 1940

New moon
Tue 07 May
12:07 UTC
First quarter
Tue 14 May
20:51 UTC
Full · Flower
Tue 21 May
13:33 UTC
Last quarter
Wed 29 May
00:40 UTC

In May 1940 the primary moon phases are the New Moon on Tuesday, May 7 at 12:07 UTC, the First Quarter on Tuesday, May 14 at 20:51 UTC, the Full Moon on Tuesday, May 21 at 13:33 UTC and the Last Quarter on Wednesday, May 29 at 00:40 UTC. The full moon is the Flower Moon.

01 Waning Crescent, 30% lit 30% 02 Waning Crescent, 22% lit 22% 03 Waning Crescent, 14% lit 14% 04 Waning Crescent, 8% lit 8% 05 Waning Crescent, 4% lit 4% 06 Waning Crescent, 1% lit 1% 07New New Moon, 0% lit 0%12:07 08 Waxing Crescent, 1% lit 1% 09 Waxing Crescent, 4% lit 4% 10 Waxing Crescent, 9% lit 9% 11 Waxing Crescent, 16% lit 16% 12 Waxing Crescent, 25% lit 25% 13 Waxing Crescent, 35% lit 35% 14First Q First Quarter, 46% lit 46%20:51 15 Waxing Gibbous, 57% lit 57% 16 Waxing Gibbous, 68% lit 68% 17 Waxing Gibbous, 79% lit 79% 18 Waxing Gibbous, 88% lit 88% 19 Waxing Gibbous, 94% lit 94% 20 Waxing Gibbous, 98% lit 98% 21Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%13:33 22 Waning Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 23 Waning Gibbous, 95% lit 95% 24 Waning Gibbous, 89% lit 89% 25 Waning Gibbous, 82% lit 82% 26 Waning Gibbous, 74% lit 74% 27 Waning Gibbous, 65% lit 65% 28 Waning Gibbous, 55% lit 55% 29Last Q Last Quarter, 46% lit 46%00:40 30 Waning Crescent, 36% lit 36% 31 Waning Crescent, 28% lit 28%

Exact phase times

May 1940 has four primary moon phases: the New Moon on May 7, the First Quarter on May 14, the Full Moon on May 21 and the Last Quarter on May 29.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
New MoonTuesday, May 7, 194012:07
First QuarterTuesday, May 14, 194020:51
Full MoonTuesday, May 21, 194013:33
Last QuarterWednesday, May 29, 194000:40

Tuesday, May 21, 1940: Flower Moon, 369,656 km from Earth. Blue Moon (seasonal)

Full moons · 1940

Twelve full moons, one blue

24 Jan Wolf Supermoon 23 Feb Snow Supermoon 23 Mar Worm penumbral eclipse 22 Apr Pink penumbral eclipse 21 May Flower Blue moon 19 Jun Straw­berry 19 Jul Buck 17 Aug Sturgeon 16 Sept Harvest Micromoon 16 Oct Hunter’s penumbral eclipse 15 Nov Beaver Micromoon 14 Dec Cold