Waning · 47.1% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 15°
Last Quarter at
05:28UTC
Moon phase on October 6, 1939Last Quarter
On Friday, October 6, 1939, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 47.1% of its visible face lit, 23.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
47.1%Illumination at noon UTC
23.0 dMoon age
373,933 km232,351 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (16°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 6, 1939 is on Thursday, September 28, 1939 at 14:27 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 12, 1939 at 20:30 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, September 28, 1939 | 14:27 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Friday, October 6, 1939 | 05:28 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, October 12, 1939 | 20:30 |
The Moon around October 6
More about this date
Friday, October 6, 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.