Waning · 3.8% lit · ♈︎ Aries 22°
Moon age
27.7days
Moon phase on May 5, 1940Waning Crescent
On Sunday, May 5, 1940, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 3.8% of its visible face lit, 27.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
3.8%Illumination at noon UTC
27.7 dMoon age
402,400 km250,039 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (22°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 5, 1940 is on Monday, April 22, 1940 at 04:37 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 7, 1940 at 12:07 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, April 29, 1940 | 07:49 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, May 7, 1940 | 12:07 |
The Moon around May 5
More about this date
Sunday, May 5, 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 May 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.