Waning · 37.8% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 18°
Moon age
22.9days
Moon phase on February 23, 1938Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, February 23, 1938, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 37.8% of its visible face lit, 22.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
37.8%Illumination at noon UTC
22.9 dMoon age
404,460 km251,320 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (18°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 23, 1938 is on Monday, February 14, 1938 at 17:14 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, March 2, 1938 at 05:40 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, February 22, 1938 | 04:24 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, March 2, 1938 | 05:40 |
The Moon around February 23
More about this date
Wednesday, February 23, 1938 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 31, 1938 to the new moon of March 2, 1938, a cycle of 29.67 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 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.