Waxing · 50.7% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 27°
First Quarter at
10:34UTC
Moon phase on September 20, 1939First Quarter
On Wednesday, September 20, 1939, the Moon was a First Quarter: 50.7% of its visible face lit, 7.0 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
50.7%Illumination at noon UTC
7.0 dMoon age
393,751 km244,666 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (27°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 20, 1939 is on Thursday, September 28, 1939 at 14:27 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, September 13, 1939 at 11:22 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, September 13, 1939 | 11:22 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, September 20, 1939 | 10:34 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, September 28, 1939 | 14:27 |
The Moon around September 20
More about this date
Wednesday, September 20, 1939 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 13, 1939 to the new moon of October 12, 1939, a cycle of 29.38 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 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.