Waning · 96.9% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 16°
Moon age
15.7days
Moon phase on April 16, 1938Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, April 16, 1938, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 96.9% of its visible face lit, 15.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
96.9%Illumination at noon UTC
15.7 dMoon age
396,063 km246,102 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (16°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 16, 1938 is on Thursday, April 14, 1938 at 18:21 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 30, 1938 at 05:28 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, April 14, 1938 | 18:21 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, April 22, 1938 | 20:14 |
The Moon around April 16
More about this date
Saturday, April 16, 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.