Waxing · 99.8% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 28°
Full Moon at
19:33UTC
Moon phase on March 23, 1940Full Moon
On Saturday, March 23, 1940, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 14.4 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
14.4 dMoon age
357,053 km221,862 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (28°)
33.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Worm Moon, 357,203 km from Earth. Closest supermoon of the yearPenumbral lunar eclipse
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 23, 1940 is on Saturday, March 23, 1940 at 19:33 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 9, 1940 at 02:23 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, March 17, 1940 | 03:25 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Saturday, March 23, 1940 | 19:33 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, March 30, 1940 | 16:20 |
The Moon around March 23
More about this date
Saturday, March 23, 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.