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The Moon on Friday, June 17, 1938: Waning Gibbous, 83% lit

Waning · 82.6% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 14°

Moon age

18.9days

Moon phase on June 17, 1938Waning Gibbous

Friday 17 June 1938403,073 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, June 17, 1938, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 82.6% of its visible face lit, 18.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

82.6%Illumination at noon UTC
18.9 dMoon age
403,073 km250,458 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (15°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to June 17, 1938 is on Sunday, June 12, 1938 at 23:47 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, June 27, 1938 at 21:10 UTC, 10 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Sunday, June 12, 193823:47
Last Quarter (after)Tuesday, June 21, 193801:52

The Moon around June 17

More about this date

Friday, June 17, 1938 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 29, 1938 to the new moon of June 27, 1938, a cycle of 29.30 days.