Waning · 64.7% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 19°
Moon age
20.0days
Moon phase on May 27, 1940Waning Gibbous
On Monday, May 27, 1940, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 64.7% of its visible face lit, 20.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
64.7%Illumination at noon UTC
20.0 dMoon age
398,114 km247,376 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (19°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 27, 1940 is on Tuesday, May 21, 1940 at 13:33 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, June 6, 1940 at 01:05 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, May 21, 1940 | 13:33 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, May 29, 1940 | 00:40 |
The Moon around May 27
More about this date
Monday, May 27, 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.