Waning · 91.1% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 00°
Moon age
17.3days
Moon phase on May 17, 1938Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, May 17, 1938, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 91.1% of its visible face lit, 17.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
91.1%Illumination at noon UTC
17.3 dMoon age
405,078 km251,704 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (1°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 17, 1938 is on Saturday, May 14, 1938 at 08:39 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 29, 1938 at 14:00 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, May 14, 1938 | 08:39 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, May 22, 1938 | 12:36 |
The Moon around May 17
More about this date
Tuesday, May 17, 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.