Waning · 0.3% lit · ♌︎ Leo 06°
New Moon at
20:09UTC
Moon phase on August 3, 1940New Moon
On Saturday, August 3, 1940, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.0 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.0 dMoon age
368,210 km228,795 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (6°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 3, 1940 is on Saturday, August 17, 1940 at 23:03 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 3, 1940 at 20:09 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, July 27, 1940 | 11:30 |
| New Moon (this day) | Saturday, August 3, 1940 | 20:09 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, August 10, 1940 | 12:00 |
The Moon around August 3
More about this date
Saturday, August 3, 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.