Waning · 1.0% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 04°
Moon age
28.7days
Moon phase on May 6, 1940Waning Crescent
On Monday, May 6, 1940, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.0% of its visible face lit, 28.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.0%Illumination at noon UTC
28.7 dMoon age
399,970 km248,530 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (4°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 1940 is on Monday, April 22, 1940 at 04:37 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 7, 1940 at 12:07 UTC, 1 day 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 6
More about this date
Monday, May 6, 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.