Waxing · 49.7% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 26°
First Quarter at
12:56UTC
Moon phase on February 16, 1940First Quarter
On Friday, February 16, 1940, the Moon was a First Quarter: 49.7% of its visible face lit, 8.2 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
49.7%Illumination at noon UTC
8.2 dMoon age
391,834 km243,475 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (26°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 16, 1940 is on Friday, February 23, 1940 at 09:56 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 8, 1940 at 07:45 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, February 8, 1940 | 07:45 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Friday, February 16, 1940 | 12:56 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, February 23, 1940 | 09:56 |
The Moon around February 16
More about this date
Friday, February 16, 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.