Waxing · 53.6% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 00°
First Quarter at
03:24UTC
Moon phase on October 20, 1939First Quarter
On Friday, October 20, 1939, the Moon was a First Quarter: 53.6% of its visible face lit, 7.6 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
53.6%Illumination at noon UTC
7.6 dMoon age
401,286 km249,348 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (0°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 20, 1939 is on Saturday, October 28, 1939 at 06:42 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 12, 1939 at 20:30 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, October 12, 1939 | 20:30 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Friday, October 20, 1939 | 03:24 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, October 28, 1939 | 06:42 |
The Moon around October 20
More about this date
Friday, October 20, 1939 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 12, 1939 to the new moon of November 11, 1939, a cycle of 29.48 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.