Waxing · 37.3% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 01°
Moon age
5.7days
Moon phase on April 6, 1938Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, April 6, 1938, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 37.3% of its visible face lit, 5.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
37.3%Illumination at noon UTC
5.7 dMoon age
369,192 km229,405 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (1°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 6, 1938 is on Thursday, April 14, 1938 at 18:21 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 31, 1938 at 18:52 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, March 31, 1938 | 18:52 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, April 7, 1938 | 15:10 |
The Moon around April 6
More about this date
Wednesday, April 6, 1938 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 31, 1938 to the new moon of April 30, 1938, a cycle of 29.44 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 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.