Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 23°
New Moon at
02:23UTC
Moon phase on March 9, 1940New Moon
On Saturday, March 9, 1940, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 0.4 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
0.4 dMoon age
406,537 km252,610 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (23°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 9, 1940 is on Saturday, March 23, 1940 at 19:33 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 9, 1940 at 02:23 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, March 1, 1940 | 02:35 |
| New Moon (this day) | Saturday, March 9, 1940 | 02:23 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, March 17, 1940 | 03:25 |
The Moon around March 9
More about this date
Saturday, March 9, 1940 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 9, 1940 to the new moon of April 7, 1940, a cycle of 29.75 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.