Waning · 0.4% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 08°
Moon age
29.0days
Moon phase on June 5, 1940Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, June 5, 1940, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.4% of its visible face lit, 29.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.4%Illumination at noon UTC
29.0 dMoon age
389,322 km241,913 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (8°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 5, 1940 is on Wednesday, June 19, 1940 at 23:02 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, June 6, 1940 at 01:05 UTC, 1 day 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 June 5
More about this date
Wednesday, June 5, 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 June 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.