Waning · 99.9% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 04°
Full Moon at
09:56UTC
Moon phase on February 23, 1940Full Moon
On Friday, February 23, 1940, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 15.2 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
15.2 dMoon age
357,257 km221,989 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (5°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Snow Moon, 357,334 km from Earth. Supermoon
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 23, 1940 is on Friday, February 23, 1940 at 09:56 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 9, 1940 at 02:23 UTC, 15 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, February 16, 1940 | 12:56 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Friday, February 23, 1940 | 09:56 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, March 1, 1940 | 02:35 |
The Moon around February 23
More about this date
Friday, February 23, 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.