Waning · 87.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 09°
Moon age
18.3days
Moon phase on September 20, 1940Waning Gibbous
On Friday, September 20, 1940, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 87.1% of its visible face lit, 18.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
87.1%Illumination at noon UTC
18.3 dMoon age
404,367 km251,262 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (9°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 20, 1940 is on Monday, September 16, 1940 at 14:41 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 1, 1940 at 12:41 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, September 16, 1940 | 14:41 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, September 24, 1940 | 17:47 |
The Moon around September 20
More about this date
Friday, September 20, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.