Waxing · 0.4% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 21°
New Moon at
01:05UTC
Moon phase on June 6, 1940New Moon
On Thursday, June 6, 1940, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.4% of its visible face lit, 30.0 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.4%Illumination at noon UTC
30.0 dMoon age
385,513 km239,547 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (21°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 6, 1940 is on Wednesday, June 19, 1940 at 23:02 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, June 6, 1940 at 01:05 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, May 29, 1940 | 00:40 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, June 6, 1940 | 01:05 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, June 13, 1940 | 01:59 |
The Moon around June 6
More about this date
Thursday, June 6, 1940 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 6, 1940 to the new moon of July 5, 1940, a cycle of 29.43 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.