Waning · 12.8% lit · ♈︎ Aries 22°
Moon age
26.3days
Moon phase on May 26, 1938Waning Crescent
On Thursday, May 26, 1938, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 12.8% of its visible face lit, 26.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
12.8%Illumination at noon UTC
26.3 dMoon age
373,327 km231,974 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (23°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 26, 1938 is on Saturday, May 14, 1938 at 08:39 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 29, 1938 at 14:00 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, May 22, 1938 | 12:36 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, May 29, 1938 | 14:00 |
The Moon around May 26
More about this date
Thursday, May 26, 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.