Waxing · 99.5% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 26°
Full Moon at
23:22UTC
Moon phase on January 24, 1940Full Moon
On Wednesday, January 24, 1940, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.5% of its visible face lit, 14.9 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.5%Illumination at noon UTC
14.9 dMoon age
363,613 km225,939 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (27°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Wolf Moon, 362,222 km from Earth. Supermoon
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 24, 1940 is on Wednesday, January 24, 1940 at 23:22 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 8, 1940 at 07:45 UTC, 15 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, January 17, 1940 | 18:21 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Wednesday, January 24, 1940 | 23:22 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, January 31, 1940 | 14:47 |
The Moon around January 24
More about this date
Wednesday, January 24, 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.