Waning · 95.5% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 22°
Moon age
16.0days
Moon phase on July 21, 1940Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, July 21, 1940, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 95.5% of its visible face lit, 16.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
95.5%Illumination at noon UTC
16.0 dMoon age
397,692 km247,114 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (23°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 21, 1940 is on Friday, July 19, 1940 at 09:55 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 3, 1940 at 20:09 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, July 19, 1940 | 09:55 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, July 27, 1940 | 11:30 |
The Moon around July 21
More about this date
Sunday, July 21, 1940 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 5, 1940 to the new moon of August 3, 1940, a cycle of 29.36 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.