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The Moon on Wednesday, September 6, 1939: Last Quarter, 54% lit

Waning · 53.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 08°

Last Quarter at

20:25UTC

Moon phase on September 6, 1939Last Quarter

Wednesday 6 September 1939382,957 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, September 6, 1939, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 53.9% of its visible face lit, 22.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .

53.9%Illumination at noon UTC
22.3 dMoon age
382,957 km237,958 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (9°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to September 6, 1939 is on Tuesday, August 29, 1939 at 22:09 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, September 13, 1939 at 11:22 UTC, 7 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Tuesday, August 29, 193922:09
Last Quarter (this day)Wednesday, September 6, 193920:25
New Moon (after)Wednesday, September 13, 193911:22

The Moon around September 6

More about this date

Wednesday, September 6, 1939 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 15, 1939 to the new moon of September 13, 1939, a cycle of 29.31 days.