Waning · 77.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 05°
Moon age
20.0days
Moon phase on October 3, 1939Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, October 3, 1939, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 77.9% of its visible face lit, 20.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
77.9%Illumination at noon UTC
20.0 dMoon age
386,624 km240,237 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (6°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 3, 1939 is on Thursday, September 28, 1939 at 14:27 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 12, 1939 at 20:30 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, September 28, 1939 | 14:27 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, October 6, 1939 | 05:28 |
The Moon around October 3
More about this date
Tuesday, October 3, 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 October 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.