Waning · 23.8% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 14°
Moon age
24.4days
Moon phase on April 2, 1940Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, April 2, 1940, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 23.8% of its visible face lit, 24.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
23.8%Illumination at noon UTC
24.4 dMoon age
402,561 km250,140 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (15°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 2, 1940 is on Saturday, March 23, 1940 at 19:33 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, April 7, 1940 at 20:19 UTC, 5 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 April 2
More about this date
Tuesday, April 2, 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 April 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.