Waxing · 47.6% lit · ♈︎ Aries 23°
First Quarter at
18:21UTC
Moon phase on January 17, 1940First Quarter
On Wednesday, January 17, 1940, the Moon was a First Quarter: 47.6% of its visible face lit, 7.9 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
47.6%Illumination at noon UTC
7.9 dMoon age
399,935 km248,508 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (23°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 17, 1940 is on Wednesday, January 24, 1940 at 23:22 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 9, 1940 at 13:53 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, January 9, 1940 | 13:53 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, January 17, 1940 | 18:21 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, January 24, 1940 | 23:22 |
The Moon around January 17
More about this date
Wednesday, January 17, 1940 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 9, 1940 to the new moon of February 8, 1940, a cycle of 29.74 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.