Waxing · 49.3% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 24°
First Quarter at
13:46UTC
Moon phase on April 15, 1940First Quarter
On Monday, April 15, 1940, the Moon was a First Quarter: 49.3% of its visible face lit, 7.7 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
49.3%Illumination at noon UTC
7.7 dMoon age
377,307 km234,448 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (24°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 15, 1940 is on Monday, April 22, 1940 at 04:37 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, April 7, 1940 at 20:19 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, April 7, 1940 | 20:19 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Monday, April 15, 1940 | 13:46 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, April 22, 1940 | 04:37 |
The Moon around April 15
More about this date
Monday, April 15, 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.