Waxing · 80.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 28°
Moon age
9.7days
Moon phase on August 13, 1940Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, August 13, 1940, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 80.5% of its visible face lit, 9.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
80.5%Illumination at noon UTC
9.7 dMoon age
384,853 km239,137 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (28°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 13, 1940 is on Saturday, August 17, 1940 at 23:03 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 3, 1940 at 20:09 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, August 10, 1940 | 12:00 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, August 17, 1940 | 23:03 |
The Moon around August 13
More about this date
Tuesday, August 13, 1940 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 3, 1940 to the new moon of September 2, 1940, a cycle of 29.34 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.