Waning · 79.3% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 11°
Moon age
18.4days
Moon phase on April 8, 1939Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, April 8, 1939, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 79.3% of its visible face lit, 18.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
79.3%Illumination at noon UTC
18.4 dMoon age
390,429 km242,601 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (12°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 8, 1939 is on Tuesday, April 4, 1939 at 04:18 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 19, 1939 at 16:35 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, April 4, 1939 | 04:18 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, April 11, 1939 | 16:12 |
The Moon around April 8
More about this date
Saturday, April 8, 1939 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 21, 1939 to the new moon of April 19, 1939, a cycle of 29.62 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 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.