Waning · 98.8% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 06°
Moon age
16.0days
Moon phase on October 17, 1940Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, October 17, 1940, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.8% of its visible face lit, 16.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.8%Illumination at noon UTC
16.0 dMoon age
404,858 km251,567 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (7°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 17, 1940 is on Wednesday, October 16, 1940 at 08:15 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, October 30, 1940 at 22:03 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, October 16, 1940 | 08:15 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, October 24, 1940 | 06:04 |
The Moon around October 17
More about this date
Thursday, October 17, 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.
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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.