Waning · 13.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 24°
Moon age
26.0days
Moon phase on July 31, 1940Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, July 31, 1940, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 13.9% of its visible face lit, 26.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
13.9%Illumination at noon UTC
26.0 dMoon age
382,992 km237,980 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (25°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 31, 1940 is on Friday, July 19, 1940 at 09:55 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 3, 1940 at 20:09 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, July 27, 1940 | 11:30 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, August 3, 1940 | 20:09 |
The Moon around July 31
More about this date
Wednesday, July 31, 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.