Waning · 36.3% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 24°
Moon age
23.0days
Moon phase on May 30, 1940Waning Crescent
On Thursday, May 30, 1940, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 36.3% of its visible face lit, 23.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
36.3%Illumination at noon UTC
23.0 dMoon age
404,388 km251,275 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (25°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 30, 1940 is on Tuesday, May 21, 1940 at 13:33 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, June 6, 1940 at 01:05 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, May 29, 1940 | 00:40 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, June 6, 1940 | 01:05 |
The Moon around May 30
More about this date
Thursday, May 30, 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.