Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 20°
New Moon at
07:45UTC
Moon phase on February 8, 1940New Moon
On Thursday, February 8, 1940, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.9 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.9 dMoon age
403,824 km250,925 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (21°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 8, 1940 is on Wednesday, January 24, 1940 at 23:22 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 8, 1940 at 07:45 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, January 31, 1940 | 14:47 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, February 8, 1940 | 07:45 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, February 16, 1940 | 12:56 |
The Moon around February 8
More about this date
Thursday, February 8, 1940 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 8, 1940 to the new moon of March 9, 1940, a cycle of 29.78 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.