Waning · 56.6% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 02°
Moon age
21.2days
Moon phase on February 29, 1940Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, February 29, 1940, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 56.6% of its visible face lit, 21.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
56.6%Illumination at noon UTC
21.2 dMoon age
379,684 km235,924 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (2°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 29, 1940 is on Friday, February 23, 1940 at 09:56 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 9, 1940 at 02:23 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, February 23, 1940 | 09:56 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, March 1, 1940 | 02:35 |
The Moon around February 29
More about this date
Thursday, February 29, 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.