Waxing · 99.9% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 29°
Full Moon at
13:33UTC
Moon phase on May 21, 1940Full Moon
On Tuesday, May 21, 1940, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 14.0 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
14.0 dMoon age
369,431 km229,553 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (29°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Flower Moon, 369,656 km from Earth. Blue Moon (seasonal)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 21, 1940 is on Tuesday, May 21, 1940 at 13:33 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 7, 1940 at 12:07 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, May 14, 1940 | 20:51 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Tuesday, May 21, 1940 | 13:33 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, May 29, 1940 | 00:40 |
The Moon around May 21
More about this date
Tuesday, May 21, 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.