Waxing · 14.5% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 27°
Moon age
3.3days
Moon phase on May 3, 1938Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, May 3, 1938, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 14.5% of its visible face lit, 3.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
14.5%Illumination at noon UTC
3.3 dMoon age
364,123 km226,255 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (27°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 3, 1938 is on Saturday, May 14, 1938 at 08:39 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 30, 1938 at 05:28 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, April 30, 1938 | 05:28 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, May 6, 1938 | 21:24 |
The Moon around May 3
More about this date
Tuesday, May 3, 1938 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 30, 1938 to the new moon of May 29, 1938, a cycle of 29.36 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 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.