Waxing · 84.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 14°
Moon age
11.9days
Moon phase on January 21, 1940Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, January 21, 1940, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 84.6% of its visible face lit, 11.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
84.6%Illumination at noon UTC
11.9 dMoon age
378,705 km235,317 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (14°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 21, 1940 is on Wednesday, January 24, 1940 at 23:22 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 9, 1940 at 13:53 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, January 17, 1940 | 18:21 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, January 24, 1940 | 23:22 |
The Moon around January 21
More about this date
Sunday, January 21, 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.