Waxing · 2.5% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 07°
Moon age
1.7days
Moon phase on April 9, 1940Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, April 9, 1940, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.5% of its visible face lit, 1.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
2.5%Illumination at noon UTC
1.7 dMoon age
400,666 km248,962 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (8°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 9, 1940 is on Monday, April 22, 1940 at 04:37 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, April 7, 1940 at 20:19 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, April 7, 1940 | 20:19 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, April 15, 1940 | 13:46 |
The Moon around April 9
More about this date
Tuesday, April 9, 1940 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 7, 1940 to the new moon of May 7, 1940, a cycle of 29.66 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.