Waning · 99.8% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 28°
Full Moon at
05:15UTC
Moon phase on March 16, 1938Full Moon
On Wednesday, March 16, 1938, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 14.3 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
14.3 dMoon age
379,882 km236,047 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (29°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Worm Moon, 378,768 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 16, 1938 is on Wednesday, March 16, 1938 at 05:15 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, March 2, 1938 at 05:40 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, March 9, 1938 | 08:35 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Wednesday, March 16, 1938 | 05:15 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, March 24, 1938 | 01:06 |
The Moon around March 16
More about this date
Wednesday, March 16, 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.