Waning · 0.2% lit · ♎︎ Libra 13°
New Moon at
20:30UTC
Moon phase on October 12, 1939New Moon
On Thursday, October 12, 1939, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.0 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.0 dMoon age
363,299 km225,743 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (13°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 12, 1939 is on Thursday, September 28, 1939 at 14:27 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 12, 1939 at 20:30 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, October 6, 1939 | 05:28 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, October 12, 1939 | 20:30 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, October 20, 1939 | 03:24 |
The Moon around October 12
More about this date
Thursday, October 12, 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.