Waning · 0.1% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 07°
New Moon at
18:58UTC
Moon phase on January 1, 1938New Moon
On Saturday, January 1, 1938, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.5 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.5 dMoon age
405,303 km251,843 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (7°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 1, 1938 is on Friday, December 17, 1937 at 18:52 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 1, 1938 at 18:58 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, December 24, 1937 | 14:20 |
| New Moon (this day) | Saturday, January 1, 1938 | 18:58 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, January 9, 1938 | 14:13 |
The Moon around January 1
More about this date
Saturday, January 1, 1938 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 2, 1937 to the new moon of January 1, 1938, a cycle of 29.82 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1938, or the whole moon calendar 1938.
- The same date one year apart: 1937 · 1939.
- 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.