Waning · 81.7% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 27°
Moon age
18.4days
Moon phase on March 27, 1940Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, March 27, 1940, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 81.7% of its visible face lit, 18.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
81.7%Illumination at noon UTC
18.4 dMoon age
371,438 km230,801 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (27°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 27, 1940 is on Saturday, March 23, 1940 at 19:33 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, April 7, 1940 at 20:19 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, March 23, 1940 | 19:33 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, March 30, 1940 | 16:20 |
The Moon around March 27
More about this date
Wednesday, March 27, 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.