Waxing · 53.9% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 01°
First Quarter at
03:25UTC
Moon phase on March 17, 1940First Quarter
On Sunday, March 17, 1940, the Moon was a First Quarter: 53.9% of its visible face lit, 8.4 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
53.9%Illumination at noon UTC
8.4 dMoon age
381,681 km237,165 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (1°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 17, 1940 is on Saturday, March 23, 1940 at 19:33 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 9, 1940 at 02:23 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, March 9, 1940 | 02:23 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Sunday, March 17, 1940 | 03:25 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, March 23, 1940 | 19:33 |
The Moon around March 17
More about this date
Sunday, March 17, 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.