Waxing · 12.0% lit · ♈︎ Aries 24°
Moon age
3.3days
Moon phase on March 5, 1938Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, March 5, 1938, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 12.0% of its visible face lit, 3.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
12.0%Illumination at noon UTC
3.3 dMoon age
377,557 km234,603 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (25°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 5, 1938 is on Wednesday, March 16, 1938 at 05:15 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, March 2, 1938 at 05:40 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, March 2, 1938 | 05:40 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, March 9, 1938 | 08:35 |
The Moon around March 5
More about this date
Saturday, March 5, 1938 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 2, 1938 to the new moon of March 31, 1938, a cycle of 29.55 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 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.