Waxing · 46.3% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 09°
First Quarter at
21:08UTC
Moon phase on November 6, 1940First Quarter
On Wednesday, November 6, 1940, the Moon was a First Quarter: 46.3% of its visible face lit, 6.6 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
46.3%Illumination at noon UTC
6.6 dMoon age
391,872 km243,498 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (10°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 6, 1940 is on Friday, November 15, 1940 at 02:23 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, October 30, 1940 at 22:03 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, October 30, 1940 | 22:03 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, November 6, 1940 | 21:08 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, November 15, 1940 | 02:23 |
The Moon around November 6
More about this date
Wednesday, November 6, 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 November 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.