Waning · 72.3% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 11°
Moon age
19.4days
Moon phase on March 28, 1940Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, March 28, 1940, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 72.3% of its visible face lit, 19.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
72.3%Illumination at noon UTC
19.4 dMoon age
377,659 km234,666 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (11°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 28, 1940 is on Saturday, March 23, 1940 at 19:33 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, April 7, 1940 at 20:19 UTC, 10 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 28
More about this date
Thursday, March 28, 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.