Waning · 3.3% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 26°
Moon age
27.9days
Moon phase on February 6, 1940Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, February 6, 1940, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 3.3% of its visible face lit, 27.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
3.3%Illumination at noon UTC
27.9 dMoon age
399,408 km248,181 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (26°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 6, 1940 is on Wednesday, January 24, 1940 at 23:22 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 8, 1940 at 07:45 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, January 31, 1940 | 14:47 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, February 8, 1940 | 07:45 |
The Moon around February 6
More about this date
Tuesday, February 6, 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 February 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.