Waning · 0.2% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 17°
New Moon at
13:53UTC
Moon phase on January 9, 1940New Moon
On Tuesday, January 9, 1940, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.6 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
29.6 dMoon age
395,356 km245,663 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (17°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 9, 1940 is on Tuesday, December 26, 1939 at 11:29 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 9, 1940 at 13:53 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, January 2, 1940 | 04:56 |
| New Moon (this day) | Tuesday, January 9, 1940 | 13:53 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, January 17, 1940 | 18:21 |
The Moon around January 9
More about this date
Tuesday, January 9, 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.