Waning · 46.0% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 15°
Last Quarter at
02:35UTC
Moon phase on March 1, 1940Last Quarter
On Friday, March 1, 1940, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 46.0% of its visible face lit, 22.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
46.0%Illumination at noon UTC
22.2 dMoon age
385,390 km239,470 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (16°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 1, 1940 is on Friday, February 23, 1940 at 09:56 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 9, 1940 at 02:23 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, February 23, 1940 | 09:56 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Friday, March 1, 1940 | 02:35 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, March 9, 1940 | 02:23 |
The Moon around March 1
More about this date
Friday, March 1, 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 March 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.