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The Moon on Wednesday, July 20, 1938: Last Quarter, 50% lit

Waning · 50.3% lit · ♈︎ Aries 26°

Last Quarter at

12:19UTC

Moon phase on July 20, 1938Last Quarter

Wednesday 20 July 1938381,331 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, July 20, 1938, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 50.3% of its visible face lit, 22.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .

50.3%Illumination at noon UTC
22.6 dMoon age
381,331 km236,948 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (27°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 20, 1938 is on Tuesday, July 12, 1938 at 15:05 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, July 27, 1938 at 03:54 UTC, 7 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Tuesday, July 12, 193815:05
Last Quarter (this day)Wednesday, July 20, 193812:19
New Moon (after)Wednesday, July 27, 193803:54

The Moon around July 20

More about this date

Wednesday, July 20, 1938 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 27, 1938 to the new moon of July 27, 1938, a cycle of 29.28 days.