Waxing · 0.7% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 09°
Moon age
0.8days
Moon phase on April 20, 1939Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, April 20, 1939, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 0.7% of its visible face lit, 0.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
0.7%Illumination at noon UTC
0.8 dMoon age
384,548 km238,947 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (9°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 20, 1939 is on Wednesday, May 3, 1939 at 15:15 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 19, 1939 at 16:35 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, April 19, 1939 | 16:35 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, April 26, 1939 | 18:25 |
The Moon around April 20
More about this date
Thursday, April 20, 1939 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 19, 1939 to the new moon of May 19, 1939, a cycle of 29.49 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.