Waning · 68.1% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 15°
Moon age
19.7days
Moon phase on April 27, 1940Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, April 27, 1940, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 68.1% of its visible face lit, 19.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
68.1%Illumination at noon UTC
19.7 dMoon age
388,721 km241,540 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (16°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 27, 1940 is on Monday, April 22, 1940 at 04:37 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 7, 1940 at 12:07 UTC, 10 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 27
More about this date
Saturday, April 27, 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.