Waxing · 98.4% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 15°
Moon age
13.0days
Moon phase on May 20, 1940Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, May 20, 1940, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.4% of its visible face lit, 13.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
98.4%Illumination at noon UTC
13.0 dMoon age
366,604 km227,797 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (15°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 20, 1940 is on Tuesday, May 21, 1940 at 13:33 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 7, 1940 at 12:07 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, May 14, 1940 | 20:51 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, May 21, 1940 | 13:33 |
The Moon around May 20
More about this date
Monday, May 20, 1940 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 7, 1940 to the new moon of June 6, 1940, a cycle of 29.54 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.