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The Moon on Saturday, March 12, 1938: Waxing Gibbous, 83% lit

Waxing · 83.1% lit · ♌︎ Leo 02°

Moon age

10.3days

Moon phase on March 12, 1938Waxing Gibbous

Saturday 12 March 1938369,769 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, March 12, 1938, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 83.1% of its visible face lit, 10.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

83.1%Illumination at noon UTC
10.3 dMoon age
369,769 km229,764 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (3°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to March 12, 1938 is on Wednesday, March 16, 1938 at 05:15 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, March 2, 1938 at 05:40 UTC, 10 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Wednesday, March 9, 193808:35
Full Moon (after)Wednesday, March 16, 193805:15

The Moon around March 12

More about this date

Saturday, March 12, 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.