Waning · 97.7% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 13°
Moon age
15.7days
Moon phase on August 19, 1940Waning Gibbous
On Monday, August 19, 1940, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.7% of its visible face lit, 15.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.7%Illumination at noon UTC
15.7 dMoon age
403,020 km250,425 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (14°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 19, 1940 is on Saturday, August 17, 1940 at 23:03 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, September 2, 1940 at 04:15 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, August 17, 1940 | 23:03 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, August 26, 1940 | 03:33 |
The Moon around August 19
More about this date
Monday, August 19, 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.