Waxing · 31.6% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 21°
Moon age
5.0days
Moon phase on October 6, 1940Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, October 6, 1940, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 31.6% of its visible face lit, 5.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
31.6%Illumination at noon UTC
5.0 dMoon age
375,581 km233,375 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (21°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 6, 1940 is on Wednesday, October 16, 1940 at 08:15 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 1, 1940 at 12:41 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, October 1, 1940 | 12:41 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, October 8, 1940 | 06:18 |
The Moon around October 6
More about this date
Sunday, October 6, 1940 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 1, 1940 to the new moon of October 30, 1940, a cycle of 29.39 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 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.