Waning · 45.6% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 13°
Last Quarter at
00:40UTC
Moon phase on May 29, 1940Last Quarter
On Wednesday, May 29, 1940, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 45.6% of its visible face lit, 22.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
45.6%Illumination at noon UTC
22.0 dMoon age
403,525 km250,739 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (13°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 29, 1940 is on Tuesday, May 21, 1940 at 13:33 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, June 6, 1940 at 01:05 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, May 21, 1940 | 13:33 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, May 29, 1940 | 00:40 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, June 6, 1940 | 01:05 |
The Moon around May 29
More about this date
Wednesday, May 29, 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.