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The Moon on Wednesday, May 11, 1938: Waxing Gibbous, 92% lit

Waxing · 91.9% lit · ♎︎ Libra 17°

Moon age

11.3days

Moon phase on May 11, 1938Waxing Gibbous

Wednesday 11 May 1938390,403 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, May 11, 1938, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 91.9% of its visible face lit, 11.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

91.9%Illumination at noon UTC
11.3 dMoon age
390,403 km242,585 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (17°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 11, 1938 is on Saturday, May 14, 1938 at 08:39 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 30, 1938 at 05:28 UTC, 11 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Friday, May 6, 193821:24
Full Moon (after)Saturday, May 14, 193808:39

The Moon around May 11

More about this date

Wednesday, May 11, 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.