This page presents a table of key Moon events — apogees, perigees, and new and full Moons — drawn from our database. We have one table per year for 500 years, from 1800 to 2299. You can see overview statistics from this data on the Eclipse Statistics page.

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Hover the mouse over an event to see data about the Moon during that event. The graphical icons show when eclipses occur. Note that all dates and times are in UT.

Moon Data, 1940

Event Sun Distance Sun Size Moon Dist. Moon Size Moon Mag
Geo Zenith
9 Jan, 1940
13:52:46 UT
New Moon		 147,113,387 km
(-1.7%)		 0.542°
(+1.7%)		 395,614 km
(+3.4%)		 0.503°
(-3.5%)		 0.511°
(-3.6%)		 -12.92
(-4.0%)
 
14 Jan, 1940
11:48:19 UT
Apogee		 147,143,189 km
(-1.7%)		 0.542°
(+1.7%)		 405,341 km
(+5.9%)		 0.491°
(-5.9%)		 0.499°
(-5.9%)		 -12.87
(-8.6%)
 
24 Jan, 1940
23:22:00 UT
Full Moon		 147,263,768 km
(-1.6%)		 0.542°
(+1.6%)		 362,232 km
(-5.3%)		 0.550°
(+5.4%)		 0.559°
(+5.4%)		 -13.11
(+14.2%)
 
26 Jan, 1940
11:12:24 UT
Perigee		 147,288,724 km
(-1.6%)		 0.541°
(+1.6%)		 360,315 km
(-5.8%)		 0.552°
(+5.9%)		 0.562°
(+6.0%)		 -13.12
(+15.4%)
 
8 Feb, 1940
07:45:04 UT
New Moon		 147,572,554 km
(-1.4%)		 0.540°
(+1.4%)		 403,522 km
(+5.5%)		 0.493°
(-5.4%)		 0.501°
(-5.5%)		 -12.87
(-8.3%)
 
11 Feb, 1940
01:53:38 UT
Apogee		 147,644,562 km
(-1.3%)		 0.540°
(+1.3%)		 406,202 km
(+6.2%)		 0.490°
(-6.1%)		 0.498°
(-6.1%)		 -12.86
(-9.6%)
 
23 Feb, 1940
09:55:28 UT
Full Moon		 148,013,259 km
(-1.1%)		 0.539°
(+1.1%)		 357,343 km
(-6.6%)		 0.557°
(+6.8%)		 0.567°
(+6.9%)		 -13.13
(+16.2%)
 
23 Feb, 1940
21:53:12 UT
Perigee		 148,030,169 km
(-1.1%)		 0.539°
(+1.1%)		 357,099 km
(-6.7%)		 0.557°
(+6.9%)		 0.567°
(+7.0%)		 -13.13
(+16.3%)
 
9 Mar, 1940
02:22:44 UT
New Moon		 148,562,915 km
(-0.7%)		 0.537°
(+0.7%)		 406,570 km
(+6.3%)		 0.490°
(-6.1%)		 0.497°
(-6.2%)		 -12.84
(-10.9%)
 
9 Mar, 1940
05:09:29 UT
Apogee		 148,567,483 km
(-0.7%)		 0.537°
(+0.7%)		 406,574 km
(+6.3%)		 0.490°
(-6.1%)		 0.497°
(-6.2%)		 -12.84
(-10.9%)
 
23 Mar, 1940
10:04:10 UT
Perigee		 149,143,500 km
(-0.3%)		 0.535°
(+0.3%)		 357,056 km
(-6.7%)		 0.557°
(+6.9%)		 0.567°
(+7.0%)		 -13.12
(+14.6%)
 
23 Mar, 1940
19:33:16 UT
Full Moon		 149,160,284 km
(-0.3%)		 0.535°
(+0.3%)		 357,213 km
(-6.6%)		 0.557°
(+6.8%)		 0.567°
(+6.9%)		 -13.12
(+14.5%)
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Moon at max eclipse: 0.567° (+6.8%)
5 Apr, 1940
09:03:57 UT
Apogee		 149,708,579 km
(+0.1%)		 0.533°
(-0.1%)		 406,313 km
(+6.2%)		 0.490°
(-6.1%)		 0.498°
(-6.2%)		 -12.83
(-12.2%)
 
7 Apr, 1940
20:18:23 UT
New Moon		 149,815,135 km
(+0.1%)		 0.532°
(-0.1%)		 404,151 km
(+5.6%)		 0.493°
(-5.6%)		 0.500°
(-5.7%)		 -12.84
(-11.3%)
Annular Solar Eclipse Moon at max eclipse: 0.500° (-5.8%)
20 Apr, 1940
19:21:57 UT
Perigee		 150,351,163 km
(+0.5%)		 0.530°
(-0.5%)		 359,972 km
(-5.9%)		 0.553°
(+6.0%)		 0.563°
(+6.1%)		 -13.08
(+11.0%)
 
22 Apr, 1940
04:36:51 UT
Full Moon		 150,407,331 km
(+0.5%)		 0.530°
(-0.5%)		 361,639 km
(-5.5%)		 0.550°
(+5.5%)		 0.560°
(+5.6%)		 -13.07
(+9.9%)
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Moon at max eclipse: 0.560° (+5.5%)
2 May, 1940
22:42:16 UT
Apogee		 150,834,234 km
(+0.8%)		 0.529°
(-0.8%)		 405,407 km
(+5.9%)		 0.491°
(-5.9%)		 0.499°
(-6.0%)		 -12.82
(-13.1%)
 
7 May, 1940
12:06:36 UT
New Moon		 151,001,730 km
(+0.9%)		 0.528°
(-0.9%)		 397,109 km
(+3.8%)		 0.501°
(-3.9%)		 0.509°
(-4.0%)		 -12.86
(-9.6%)
 
18 May, 1940
19:31:08 UT
Perigee		 151,365,552 km
(+1.2%)		 0.527°
(-1.2%)		 364,779 km
(-4.7%)		 0.546°
(+4.6%)		 0.555°
(+4.7%)		 -13.04
(+6.6%)
 
21 May, 1940
13:32:45 UT
Full Moon		 151,445,655 km
(+1.2%)		 0.527°
(-1.2%)		 369,659 km
(-3.4%)		 0.538°
(+3.2%)		 0.548°
(+3.3%)		 -13.01
(+3.7%)
 
30 May, 1940
16:29:35 UT
Apogee		 151,690,163 km
(+1.4%)		 0.526°
(-1.4%)		 404,424 km
(+5.7%)		 0.492°
(-5.6%)		 0.500°
(-5.7%)		 -12.81
(-13.6%)
 
6 Jun, 1940
01:04:47 UT
New Moon		 151,830,151 km
(+1.5%)		 0.525°
(-1.5%)		 387,240 km
(+1.2%)		 0.514°
(-1.5%)		 0.523°
(-1.5%)		 -12.90
(-6.0%)
 
14 Jun, 1940
14:39:36 UT
Perigee		 151,966,847 km
(+1.6%)		 0.525°
(-1.6%)		 369,241 km
(-3.5%)		 0.539°
(+3.4%)		 0.548°
(+3.4%)		 -13.00
(+3.2%)
 
19 Jun, 1940
23:01:24 UT
Full Moon		 152,027,881 km
(+1.6%)		 0.525°
(-1.6%)		 379,826 km
(-0.7%)		 0.524°
(+0.5%)		 0.533°
(+0.5%)		 -12.94
(-2.5%)
 
27 Jun, 1940
11:13:19 UT
Apogee		 152,088,315 km
(+1.6%)		 0.524°
(-1.6%)		 404,062 km
(+5.6%)		 0.493°
(-5.6%)		 0.500°
(-5.6%)		 -12.81
(-13.9%)
 
5 Jul, 1940
11:27:33 UT
New Moon		 152,108,614 km
(+1.7%)		 0.524°
(-1.6%)		 376,597 km
(-1.6%)		 0.529°
(+1.3%)		 0.538°
(+1.4%)		 -12.96
(-1.0%)
 
9 Jul, 1940
18:37:05 UT
Perigee		 152,095,815 km
(+1.7%)		 0.524°
(-1.6%)		 368,184 km
(-3.8%)		 0.541°
(+3.6%)		 0.550°
(+3.7%)		 -13.01
(+3.6%)
 
19 Jul, 1940
09:55:13 UT
Full Moon		 152,016,656 km
(+1.6%)		 0.525°
(-1.6%)		 390,405 km
(+2.0%)		 0.510°
(-2.3%)		 0.518°
(-2.3%)		 -12.88
(-7.7%)
 
25 Jul, 1940
05:31:41 UT
Apogee		 151,944,512 km
(+1.6%)		 0.525°
(-1.5%)		 404,550 km
(+5.7%)		 0.492°
(-5.7%)		 0.500°
(-5.8%)		 -12.81
(-14.0%)
 
3 Aug, 1940
20:08:59 UT
New Moon		 151,777,552 km
(+1.4%)		 0.525°
(-1.4%)		 367,053 km
(-4.1%)		 0.542°
(+4.0%)		 0.552°
(+4.0%)		 -13.02
(+4.7%)
 
6 Aug, 1940
02:50:35 UT
Perigee		 151,727,075 km
(+1.4%)		 0.526°
(-1.4%)		 363,346 km
(-5.0%)		 0.548°
(+5.0%)		 0.557°
(+5.1%)		 -13.04
(+6.9%)
 
17 Aug, 1940
23:02:25 UT
Full Moon		 151,409,770 km
(+1.2%)		 0.527°
(-1.2%)		 399,487 km
(+4.4%)		 0.498°
(-4.5%)		 0.506°
(-4.5%)		 -12.84
(-11.2%)
 
21 Aug, 1940
21:53:23 UT
Apogee		 151,290,860 km
(+1.1%)		 0.527°
(-1.1%)		 405,499 km
(+6.0%)		 0.491°
(-5.9%)		 0.499°
(-6.0%)		 -12.81
(-13.6%)
 
2 Sep, 1940
04:14:57 UT
New Moon		 150,915,320 km
(+0.9%)		 0.528°
(-0.9%)		 360,161 km
(-5.9%)		 0.553°
(+6.0%)		 0.562°
(+6.1%)		 -13.07
(+10.0%)
 
3 Sep, 1940
06:07:52 UT
Perigee		 150,875,639 km
(+0.8%)		 0.529°
(-0.8%)		 359,106 km
(-6.2%)		 0.554°
(+6.3%)		 0.564°
(+6.4%)		 -13.08
(+10.7%)
 
16 Sep, 1940
14:40:47 UT
Full Moon		 150,344,627 km
(+0.5%)		 0.530°
(-0.5%)		 405,171 km
(+5.9%)		 0.491°
(-5.8%)		 0.499°
(-5.9%)		 -12.83
(-12.4%)
 
18 Sep, 1940
08:25:16 UT
Apogee		 150,273,318 km
(+0.4%)		 0.531°
(-0.4%)		 406,201 km
(+6.2%)		 0.490°
(-6.1%)		 0.498°
(-6.1%)		 -12.82
(-12.8%)
 
1 Oct, 1940
12:41:00 UT
New Moon		 149,723,923 km
(+0.1%)		 0.533°
(-0.1%)		 357,116 km
(-6.7%)		 0.557°
(+6.9%)		 0.567°
(+7.0%)		 -13.11
(+13.7%)
Total Solar Eclipse Moon at max eclipse: 0.567° (+6.8%)
1 Oct, 1940
16:02:54 UT
Perigee		 149,717,885 km
(+0.1%)		 0.533°
(-0.1%)		 357,097 km
(-6.7%)		 0.557°
(+6.9%)		 0.567°
(+7.0%)		 -13.11
(+13.7%)
 
15 Oct, 1940
10:03:18 UT
Apogee		 149,118,029 km
(-0.3%)		 0.535°
(+0.3%)		 406,253 km
(+6.2%)		 0.490°
(-6.1%)		 0.498°
(-6.2%)		 -12.84
(-11.4%)
 
16 Oct, 1940
08:15:04 UT
Full Moon		 149,078,744 km
(-0.4%)		 0.535°
(+0.3%)		 405,976 km
(+6.1%)		 0.490°
(-6.0%)		 0.498°
(-6.1%)		 -12.84
(-11.3%)
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Moon at max eclipse: 0.498° (-6.2%)
30 Oct, 1940
03:35:44 UT
Perigee		 148,522,597 km
(-0.7%)		 0.537°
(+0.7%)		 358,068 km
(-6.4%)		 0.556°
(+6.6%)		 0.566°
(+6.7%)		 -13.12
(+14.9%)
 
30 Oct, 1940
22:02:55 UT
New Moon		 148,492,661 km
(-0.8%)		 0.537°
(+0.7%)		 358,634 km
(-6.3%)		 0.555°
(+6.4%)		 0.565°
(+6.5%)		 -13.12
(+14.6%)
 
11 Nov, 1940
16:05:01 UT
Apogee		 148,052,744 km
(-1.0%)		 0.539°
(+1.0%)		 405,733 km
(+6.0%)		 0.491°
(-5.9%)		 0.498°
(-6.0%)		 -12.86
(-9.9%)
 
15 Nov, 1940
02:23:14 UT
Full Moon		 147,936,937 km
(-1.1%)		 0.539°
(+1.1%)		 401,443 km
(+4.9%)		 0.496°
(-4.9%)		 0.504°
(-5.0%)		 -12.88
(-7.8%)
 
27 Nov, 1940
12:08:31 UT
Perigee		 147,581,887 km
(-1.4%)		 0.540°
(+1.4%)		 361,967 km
(-5.4%)		 0.550°
(+5.4%)		 0.560°
(+5.5%)		 -13.11
(+13.9%)
 
29 Nov, 1940
08:41:46 UT
New Moon		 147,535,553 km
(-1.4%)		 0.541°
(+1.4%)		 364,693 km
(-4.7%)		 0.546°
(+4.6%)		 0.555°
(+4.7%)		 -13.10
(+12.3%)
 
9 Dec, 1940
07:57:59 UT
Apogee		 147,315,678 km
(-1.5%)		 0.541°
(+1.6%)		 404,877 km
(+5.8%)		 0.492°
(-5.7%)		 0.499°
(-5.8%)		 -12.87
(-8.6%)
 
14 Dec, 1940
19:37:32 UT
Full Moon		 147,224,996 km
(-1.6%)		 0.542°
(+1.6%)		 392,519 km
(+2.6%)		 0.507°
(-2.8%)		 0.515°
(-2.8%)		 -12.94
(-2.7%)
 
25 Dec, 1940
06:31:04 UT
Perigee		 147,125,291 km
(-1.7%)		 0.542°
(+1.7%)		 367,541 km
(-3.9%)		 0.542°
(+3.8%)		 0.551°
(+3.9%)		 -13.08
(+11.2%)
 
28 Dec, 1940
20:55:49 UT
New Moon		 147,108,758 km
(-1.7%)		 0.542°
(+1.7%)		 374,339 km
(-2.2%)		 0.532°
(+1.9%)		 0.541°
(+2.0%)		 -13.04
(+7.2%)
 

Key to Fields

Full Moon
The moment in the Moon's orbit when it is exactly opposite the Earth from the Sun. From our perspective, the Moon appears completely illuminated at this point. In practice, the Moon will appear full for a day or so on either side of this moment.
New Moon
The moment in the Moon's orbit when it is exactly between the Earth and the Sun. From our perspective, the Moon appears completely dark at this point, but in any case it is too close to the Sun to be seen. In practice, the Moon will be invisible for a day or so on either side of this moment.
Perigee
The moment in the Moon's elliptical orbit when it is closest to the Earth.
Apogee
The moment in the Moon's elliptical orbit when it is farthest from the Earth.
Sun/Moon Distance
The distance from the centre of the Earth to the Sun/Moon, in km. The percentage figure represents how this distance compares to the average.
Sun Size
The angular diameter of the Sun, in degrees. The percentage figure represents the diameter of the Sun compared to the average.
Moon Size — Geo
The angular diameter of the Moon, as it would be seen from the centre of the Earth ("geocentric"). This is essentially the same size that you would see if the Moon was on the horizon, for example at the start or end of a solar eclipse. The percentage figure represents the diameter of the Moon compared to the average geocentric diameter.
Moon Size — Zenith
The angular diameter of the Moon, as it would be seen from directly beneath it; that is, when it is directly overhead. This is larger than the geocentric size, as you are closer to the Moon by half the diameter of the Earth. The percentage figure represents the diameter of the Moon compared to the average zenith diameter.
Moon Magnitude
The magnitude of the Moon. Magnitude is a measure of an object's brightness, used by astronomers. It uses a logarithmic scale, and counts backwards — smaller numbers, even down to negative numbers, indicate brighter objects. So, an object of magnitude -13 is 2.5 times brighter than an object of magnitude -12. Magnitudes shown here do not take account of the phase of the Moon; they represent what you would see if the Moon was full. The percentage figure represents the actual brightness of the Moon compared to its average brightness.
Eclipse
If an eclipse occurs in conjunction with the given Moon event, it is displayed below the data row. Click on the eclipse name to go to the Eclipse's page. The angular diameter of the Moon at the place and time of maximum eclipse will also be shown here. This can be quite different to the Moon at the moment of New or Full Moon, as the place and time of maximum eclipse do not exactly match the place and time where the full Moon is exactly overhead. The percentage figure represents the diameter of the Moon compared to the average maximum eclipse Moon diameter.