Waning · 77.4% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 02°
Moon age
18.7days
Moon phase on April 26, 1940Waning Gibbous
On Friday, April 26, 1940, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 77.4% of its visible face lit, 18.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
77.4%Illumination at noon UTC
18.7 dMoon age
382,797 km237,859 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (3°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 26, 1940 is on Monday, April 22, 1940 at 04:37 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 7, 1940 at 12:07 UTC, 11 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 26
More about this date
Friday, April 26, 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.