Waning · 1.4% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 29°
Moon age
28.5days
Moon phase on July 4, 1940Waning Crescent
On Thursday, July 4, 1940, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.4% of its visible face lit, 28.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.4%Illumination at noon UTC
28.5 dMoon age
380,678 km236,542 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (30°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 4, 1940 is on Wednesday, June 19, 1940 at 23:02 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, July 5, 1940 at 11:28 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, June 27, 1940 | 18:13 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, July 5, 1940 | 11:28 |
The Moon around July 4
More about this date
Thursday, July 4, 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 July 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.