Waxing · 2.6% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 29°
Moon age
1.3days
Moon phase on September 3, 1940Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, September 3, 1940, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.6% of its visible face lit, 1.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
2.6%Illumination at noon UTC
1.3 dMoon age
359,150 km223,165 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (29°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 3, 1940 is on Monday, September 16, 1940 at 14:41 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, September 2, 1940 at 04:15 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, September 2, 1940 | 04:15 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, September 8, 1940 | 19:32 |
The Moon around September 3
More about this date
Tuesday, September 3, 1940 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 2, 1940 to the new moon of October 1, 1940, a cycle of 29.35 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 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.