Waning · 2.6% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 22°
Moon age
28.0days
Moon phase on August 2, 1940Waning Crescent
On Friday, August 2, 1940, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 2.6% of its visible face lit, 28.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
2.6%Illumination at noon UTC
28.0 dMoon age
372,406 km231,402 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (22°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 2, 1940 is on Friday, July 19, 1940 at 09:55 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 3, 1940 at 20:09 UTC, 1 day 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 August 2
More about this date
Friday, August 2, 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 August 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.