Waxing · 0.6% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 16°
Moon age
30.0days
Moon phase on October 31, 1940Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, October 31, 1940, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 0.6% of its visible face lit, 30.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
0.6%Illumination at noon UTC
30.0 dMoon age
359,795 km223,566 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (16°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 31, 1940 is on Friday, November 15, 1940 at 02:23 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, October 30, 1940 at 22:03 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, October 30, 1940 | 22:03 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, November 6, 1940 | 21:08 |
The Moon around October 31
More about this date
Thursday, October 31, 1940 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 30, 1940 to the new moon of November 29, 1940, a cycle of 29.44 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.