Waning · 98.0% lit · ♎︎ Libra 12°
Moon age
15.3days
Moon phase on March 17, 1938Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, March 17, 1938, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.0% of its visible face lit, 15.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.0%Illumination at noon UTC
15.3 dMoon age
384,163 km238,708 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (12°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 17, 1938 is on Wednesday, March 16, 1938 at 05:15 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 31, 1938 at 18:52 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, March 16, 1938 | 05:15 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, March 24, 1938 | 01:06 |
The Moon around March 17
More about this date
Thursday, March 17, 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.