Waning · 68.1% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 07°
Moon age
21.0days
Moon phase on October 22, 1940Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, October 22, 1940, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 68.1% of its visible face lit, 21.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
68.1%Illumination at noon UTC
21.0 dMoon age
390,020 km242,347 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (8°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 22, 1940 is on Wednesday, October 16, 1940 at 08:15 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, October 30, 1940 at 22:03 UTC, 8 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 22
More about this date
Tuesday, October 22, 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.