Waning · 97.1% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 19°
Moon age
15.5days
Moon phase on June 21, 1940Waning Gibbous
On Friday, June 21, 1940, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.1% of its visible face lit, 15.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.1%Illumination at noon UTC
15.5 dMoon age
386,374 km240,082 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (19°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 21, 1940 is on Wednesday, June 19, 1940 at 23:02 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, July 5, 1940 at 11:28 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, June 19, 1940 | 23:02 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, June 27, 1940 | 18:13 |
The Moon around June 21
More about this date
Friday, June 21, 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.