Waxing · 97.3% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 13°
Moon age
13.4days
Moon phase on March 22, 1940Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, March 22, 1940, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.3% of its visible face lit, 13.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.3%Illumination at noon UTC
13.4 dMoon age
357,874 km222,373 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (13°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 22, 1940 is on Saturday, March 23, 1940 at 19:33 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 9, 1940 at 02:23 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, March 17, 1940 | 03:25 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, March 23, 1940 | 19:33 |
The Moon around March 22
More about this date
Friday, March 22, 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.