Waning · 41.9% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 20°
Moon age
22.4days
Moon phase on March 31, 1940Waning Crescent
On Sunday, March 31, 1940, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 41.9% of its visible face lit, 22.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
41.9%Illumination at noon UTC
22.4 dMoon age
395,034 km245,463 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (20°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 31, 1940 is on Saturday, March 23, 1940 at 19:33 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, April 7, 1940 at 20:19 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, March 30, 1940 | 16:20 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, April 7, 1940 | 20:19 |
The Moon around March 31
More about this date
Sunday, March 31, 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.