Waning · 1.7% lit · ♈︎ Aries 01°
Moon age
28.4days
Moon phase on April 6, 1940Waning Crescent
On Saturday, April 6, 1940, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.7% of its visible face lit, 28.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.7%Illumination at noon UTC
28.4 dMoon age
405,825 km252,168 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (2°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 6, 1940 is on Saturday, March 23, 1940 at 19:33 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, April 7, 1940 at 20:19 UTC, 1 day 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 6
More about this date
Saturday, April 6, 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.