Waning · 9.9% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 08°
Moon age
26.6days
Moon phase on January 6, 1940Waning Crescent
On Saturday, January 6, 1940, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 9.9% of its visible face lit, 26.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
9.9%Illumination at noon UTC
26.6 dMoon age
385,474 km239,523 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (9°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 6, 1940 is on Tuesday, December 26, 1939 at 11:29 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 9, 1940 at 13:53 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, January 2, 1940 | 04:56 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, January 9, 1940 | 13:53 |
The Moon around January 6
More about this date
Saturday, January 6, 1940 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 10, 1939 to the new moon of January 9, 1940, a cycle of 29.67 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1940, or the whole moon calendar 1940.
- The same date one year apart: 1939 · 1941.
- 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.