Waning · 0.2% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 28°
New Moon at
13:27UTC
Moon phase on January 20, 1939New Moon
On Friday, January 20, 1939, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.7 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.7 dMoon age
406,620 km252,662 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (29°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 20, 1939 is on Thursday, January 5, 1939 at 21:30 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 20, 1939 at 13:27 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, January 12, 1939 | 13:11 |
| New Moon (this day) | Friday, January 20, 1939 | 13:27 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, January 28, 1939 | 15:00 |
The Moon around January 20
More about this date
Friday, January 20, 1939 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 21, 1938 to the new moon of January 20, 1939, a cycle of 29.81 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1939, or the whole moon calendar 1939.
- The same date one year apart: 1938 · 1940.
- 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.