Waxing · 79.9% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 05°
Moon age
10.6days
Moon phase on October 23, 1939Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, October 23, 1939, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 79.9% of its visible face lit, 10.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
79.9%Illumination at noon UTC
10.6 dMoon age
404,790 km251,525 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (6°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 23, 1939 is on Saturday, October 28, 1939 at 06:42 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 12, 1939 at 20:30 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, October 20, 1939 | 03:24 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, October 28, 1939 | 06:42 |
The Moon around October 23
More about this date
Monday, October 23, 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.