Waning · 6.1% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 17°
Moon age
27.2days
Moon phase on March 6, 1940Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, March 6, 1940, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 6.1% of its visible face lit, 27.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
6.1%Illumination at noon UTC
27.2 dMoon age
404,133 km251,116 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (18°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 6, 1940 is on Friday, February 23, 1940 at 09:56 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 9, 1940 at 02:23 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, March 1, 1940 | 02:35 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, March 9, 1940 | 02:23 |
The Moon around March 6
More about this date
Wednesday, March 6, 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.