Waning · 51.4% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 09°
Last Quarter at
14:47UTC
Moon phase on January 31, 1940Last Quarter
On Wednesday, January 31, 1940, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 51.4% of its visible face lit, 21.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
51.4%Illumination at noon UTC
21.9 dMoon age
375,977 km233,621 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (9°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 31, 1940 is on Wednesday, January 24, 1940 at 23:22 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 8, 1940 at 07:45 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, January 24, 1940 | 23:22 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, January 31, 1940 | 14:47 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, February 8, 1940 | 07:45 |
The Moon around January 31
More about this date
Wednesday, January 31, 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.