Waning · 68.2% lit · ♎︎ Libra 09°
Moon age
19.7days
Moon phase on January 21, 1938Waning Gibbous
On Friday, January 21, 1938, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 68.2% of its visible face lit, 19.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
68.2%Illumination at noon UTC
19.7 dMoon age
387,232 km240,615 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (10°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 21, 1938 is on Sunday, January 16, 1938 at 05:53 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, January 31, 1938 at 13:35 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, January 16, 1938 | 05:53 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, January 23, 1938 | 08:09 |
The Moon around January 21
More about this date
Friday, January 21, 1938 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 1, 1938 to the new moon of January 31, 1938, a cycle of 29.78 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.