Every month of 1940 as a printable table, with public holidays, ISO week numbers and the year's eclipses, moon phases and meteor showers.
1940 has 366 days, starts on a Monday, is a leap year, and runs to 52 ISO weeks. It runs from Monday 1 January 1940 to Tuesday 31 December 1940. There are 9 United States federal holidays in 1940, and none of them falls at a weekend. Worth knowing: there are 2 headline eclipses, starting with the annular solar eclipse on Sunday 7 April 1940.
Since 1940 ended
31,265days
The 1940 calendar, month by month
January
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
1
1New Year's Day
22 January
3
4
5
6
7
2
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
3
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
4
22
23
24
25
26Australia Day
27
28
5
29
30
31
February
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
5
1
2
3
4
6
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
7
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
8
19
20
21
22Washington's Birthday
23
24
25
9
26
27
28
29
March
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
9
1
2
3
10
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
12
18St Patrick's Day
19
20
21
22Good Friday
23Easter Saturday
24
13
25Easter Monday
26
27
28
29
30
31
April
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
14
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
15
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
16
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
17
22
23
24
25Anzac Day
26
27
28
18
29
30
May
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
18
1
2
3
4
5
19
6May Day
7
8
9
10
11
12
20
13Whit Monday
14
15
16
17
18
19
21
20Victoria Day
21
22
23
24
25
26
22
27
28
29
30Memorial Day
31
June
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
22
1
2
23
3June Bank Holiday
4
5
6
7
8
9
24
10Queen's Birthday
11
12
13
14
15
16
25
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
26
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
July
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
27
1Canada Day
2
3
4Independence Day
5
6
7
28
8
9
10
11
12Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)
13
14
29
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
30
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
31
29
30
31
August
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
31
1
2
3
4
32
5Summer Bank Holiday, August Bank Holiday
6
7
8
9
10
11
33
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
34
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
35
26
27
28
29
30
31
September
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
35
1
36
2Labor Day, Labour Day
3
4
5
6
7
8
37
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
38
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
39
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
40
30
October
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
40
1
2
3
4
5
6
41
7
8
9
10
11
12Columbus Day
13
42
14Thanksgiving
15
16
17
18
19
20
43
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
44
28October Bank Holiday
29
30
31
November
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
44
1
2
3
45
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
46
11Armistice Day, Remembrance Day
12
13
14
15
16
17
47
18
19
20
21Thanksgiving Day
22
23
24
48
25
26
27
28
29
30
December
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
48
1
49
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
50
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
51
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
52
23
24
25Christmas Day
26Boxing Day, St Stephen's Day
27
28
29
1
30
31
Public holiday in the selected country
Today
Saturday and Sunday
Wk ISO 8601 week number
Weeks start on Monday so that the week number in the left gutter applies to the
whole row. ISO 8601 defines week 1 as the week containing the first Thursday of
the year, which is why 1940 has 52 weeks and why 1 January is not always
in week 1.
Public holidays in 1940
The 11 federal holidays in 5 U.S.C. 6103, with the rules that were actually in force in each year. State and local holidays are not included.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1940
Monday
New Year's Day
On the day
22 February 1940
Thursday
Washington's Birthday
On the day
30 May 1940
Thursday
Memorial Day (Kept as Decoration Day on a fixed 30 May until 1970.)
On the day
4 July 1940
Thursday
Independence Day
On the day
2 September 1940
Monday
Labor Day
On the day
12 October 1940
Saturday
Columbus Day
On the day
11 November 1940
Monday
Armistice Day (Renamed Veterans Day in 1954.)
On the day
21 November 1940
Thursday
Thanksgiving Day (Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving a week earlier in 1939-1941 to lengthen the shopping season. Many states kept the old date; the press called it Franksgiving. Congress fixed the fourth Thursday from 1942.)
On the day
25 December 1940
Wednesday
Christmas Day
On the day
Bank holidays in England and Wales under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971, including the one-off royal and jubilee holidays.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
22 March 1940
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
25 March 1940
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
13 May 1940
Monday
Whit Monday
On the day
5 August 1940
Monday
Summer Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1940
Wednesday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1940
Thursday
Boxing Day
On the day
Bank holidays in Scotland. Scotland keeps 2 January and the first Monday in August, and does not keep Easter Monday.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1940
Monday
New Year's Day
On the day
2 January 1940
Tuesday
2 January
On the day
22 March 1940
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
13 May 1940
Monday
Whit Monday
On the day
5 August 1940
Monday
Summer Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1940
Wednesday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1940
Thursday
Boxing Day
On the day
Bank holidays in Northern Ireland: the England and Wales set plus St Patrick's Day and the Battle of the Boyne.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
17 March 1940
Sunday
St Patrick's Day
Monday 18 March 1940
22 March 1940
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
25 March 1940
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
13 May 1940
Monday
Whit Monday
On the day
12 July 1940
Friday
Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)
On the day
5 August 1940
Monday
Summer Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1940
Wednesday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1940
Thursday
Boxing Day
On the day
Public holidays in the Republic of Ireland under the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1940
Monday
New Year's Day
On the day
17 March 1940
Sunday
St Patrick's Day
Monday 18 March 1940
25 March 1940
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
6 May 1940
Monday
May Day
On the day
3 June 1940
Monday
June Bank Holiday
On the day
5 August 1940
Monday
August Bank Holiday
On the day
28 October 1940
Monday
October Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1940
Wednesday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1940
Thursday
St Stephen's Day
On the day
Federal statutory holidays. Provincial holidays (Family Day, Civic Holiday, St Jean Baptiste) are not included and vary by province.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1940
Monday
New Year's Day
On the day
22 March 1940
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
20 May 1940
Monday
Victoria Day (The Monday before 25 May.)
On the day
1 July 1940
Monday
Canada Day
On the day
2 September 1940
Monday
Labour Day
On the day
14 October 1940
Monday
Thanksgiving
On the day
11 November 1940
Monday
Remembrance Day
On the day
25 December 1940
Wednesday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1940
Thursday
Boxing Day
On the day
Public holidays kept nationally. State holidays (Labour Day, show days, Melbourne Cup) vary by state and are not included.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1940
Monday
New Year's Day
On the day
26 January 1940
Friday
Australia Day
On the day
22 March 1940
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
23 March 1940
Saturday
Easter Saturday
On the day
25 March 1940
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
25 April 1940
Thursday
Anzac Day (Substitute days for a weekend Anzac Day vary by state.)
On the day
10 June 1940
Monday
Queen's Birthday (Not kept in June in Queensland or Western Australia.)
On the day
25 December 1940
Wednesday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1940
Thursday
Boxing Day
On the day
The sky in 1940
Equinoxes, solstices and eclipses are given in UTC, because an eclipse happens
at one instant everywhere. Convert to your own zone before you set an alarm.
Equinoxes and solstices, and the eclipses of 1940.
Date
Time (UTC)
Event
Detail
20 March 1940
18:23
March equinox
Spring begins in the northern hemisphere, autumn in the southern.
23 March 1940
19:47
Penumbral lunar eclipse
Visible anywhere the Moon is above the horizon.
7 April 1940
20:20
Annular solar eclipse
Greatest eclipse at 19.2°N 128.5°W, 88% of the Sun covered there.
22 April 1940
04:25
Penumbral lunar eclipse
Visible anywhere the Moon is above the horizon.
21 June 1940
13:36
June solstice
The longest day in the northern hemisphere, the shortest in the southern.
23 September 1940
04:45
September equinox
Autumn begins in the northern hemisphere, spring in the southern.
1 October 1940
12:43
Total solar eclipse
Greatest eclipse at 17.5°S 18.2°W, 100% of the Sun covered there.
16 October 1940
08:00
Penumbral lunar eclipse
Visible anywhere the Moon is above the horizon.
21 December 1940
23:54
December solstice
The shortest day in the northern hemisphere, the longest in the southern.
Full moons
The traditional names are month-based, with two exceptions we compute rather
than assume: the Harvest Moon is the full moon nearest the September equinox,
and a second full moon inside one calendar month is a Blue Moon.
Date
Time (UTC)
Name
Note
24 January 1940
23:22
Wolf Moon
23 February 1940
09:56
Snow Moon
23 March 1940
19:33
Worm Moon
22 April 1940
04:37
Pink Moon
21 May 1940
13:33
Flower Moon
19 June 1940
23:02
Strawberry Moon
19 July 1940
09:55
Buck Moon
17 August 1940
23:03
Sturgeon Moon
16 September 1940
14:41
Harvest Moon
The full moon nearest the September equinox.
16 October 1940
08:15
Hunter's Moon
15 November 1940
02:23
Beaver Moon
14 December 1940
19:38
Cold Moon
All 50 moon phases in 1940
Date
Time (UTC)
Phase
2 January 1940
04:56
Last Quarter
9 January 1940
13:53
New Moon
17 January 1940
18:21
First Quarter
24 January 1940
23:22
Full Moon
31 January 1940
14:47
Last Quarter
8 February 1940
07:45
New Moon
16 February 1940
12:56
First Quarter
23 February 1940
09:56
Full Moon
1 March 1940
02:35
Last Quarter
9 March 1940
02:23
New Moon
17 March 1940
03:25
First Quarter
23 March 1940
19:33
Full Moon
30 March 1940
16:20
Last Quarter
7 April 1940
20:19
New Moon
15 April 1940
13:46
First Quarter
22 April 1940
04:37
Full Moon
29 April 1940
07:49
Last Quarter
7 May 1940
12:07
New Moon
14 May 1940
20:51
First Quarter
21 May 1940
13:33
Full Moon
29 May 1940
00:40
Last Quarter
6 June 1940
01:05
New Moon
13 June 1940
01:59
First Quarter
19 June 1940
23:02
Full Moon
27 June 1940
18:13
Last Quarter
5 July 1940
11:28
New Moon
12 July 1940
06:35
First Quarter
19 July 1940
09:55
Full Moon
27 July 1940
11:30
Last Quarter
3 August 1940
20:09
New Moon
10 August 1940
12:00
First Quarter
17 August 1940
23:03
Full Moon
26 August 1940
03:33
Last Quarter
2 September 1940
04:15
New Moon
8 September 1940
19:32
First Quarter
16 September 1940
14:41
Full Moon
24 September 1940
17:47
Last Quarter
1 October 1940
12:41
New Moon
8 October 1940
06:18
First Quarter
16 October 1940
08:15
Full Moon
24 October 1940
06:04
Last Quarter
30 October 1940
22:03
New Moon
6 November 1940
21:08
First Quarter
15 November 1940
02:23
Full Moon
22 November 1940
16:36
Last Quarter
29 November 1940
08:42
New Moon
6 December 1940
16:01
First Quarter
14 December 1940
19:38
Full Moon
22 December 1940
01:45
Last Quarter
28 December 1940
20:56
New Moon
Meteor showers
Peak nights drift by about a day between years, because the Earth meets each
stream at a fixed point in its orbit rather than on a fixed date. What
changes the view far more is the Moon, so we compute how much of it is lit
on the peak night of 1940.
Peak
Shower
Rate/hour
Moon lit
Viewing
3 January 1940
Quadrantids (debris from Asteroid 2003 EH1)
110
32%
Mostly dark
22 April 1940
Lyrids (debris from Comet Thatcher)
18
99%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
6 May 1940
Eta Aquariids (debris from Halley's Comet)
50
0%
Dark sky, near new moon
30 July 1940
Southern Delta Aquariids (debris from Comet 96P/Machholz)
25
18%
Mostly dark
12 August 1940
Perseids (debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle)
100
75%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
8 October 1940
Draconids (debris from Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner)
10
57%
Moonlight will wash out fainter meteors
21 October 1940
Orionids (debris from Halley's Comet)
20
73%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
5 November 1940
Southern Taurids (debris from Comet Encke)
5
40%
Mostly dark
12 November 1940
Northern Taurids (debris from Comet Encke)
5
96%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
17 November 1940
Leonids (debris from Comet Tempel-Tuttle)
15
92%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
14 December 1940
Geminids (debris from Asteroid 3200 Phaethon)
150
100%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
22 December 1940
Ursids (debris from Comet 8P/Tuttle)
10
41%
Moonlight will wash out fainter meteors
About the year 1940
1940 at a glance
Days
366
Leap year
Yes
1 January
Monday
31 December
Tuesday
ISO weeks
52
Weekend days
104
1940 is a leap year, so February has 29 days. A year is a leap year when it divides by 4, except century years, which must also divide by 400. That is why 1900 was not a leap year and 2000 was.
Years you can reuse this calendar for
These years start on the same weekday and have the same February, so the grid
above is identical. A 1940 wall calendar hangs again, unchanged, in any of them.
Public holidays computed from statute, cross-checked against
Nager.Date for every year it covers. Astronomical
events computed with astronomy-engine. Week numbers follow ISO 8601. Times are UTC.