Waning · 97.5% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 21°
Moon age
15.7days
Moon phase on April 23, 1940Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, April 23, 1940, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.5% of its visible face lit, 15.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.5%Illumination at noon UTC
15.7 dMoon age
366,085 km227,475 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (21°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 23, 1940 is on Monday, April 22, 1940 at 04:37 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 7, 1940 at 12:07 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, April 22, 1940 | 04:37 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, April 29, 1940 | 07:49 |
The Moon around April 23
More about this date
Tuesday, April 23, 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.