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The Moon on Thursday, July 28, 1938: Waxing Crescent, 3% lit

Waxing · 2.9% lit · ♌︎ Leo 23°

Moon age

1.3days

Moon phase on July 28, 1938Waxing Crescent

Thursday 28 July 1938361,986 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, July 28, 1938, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.9% of its visible face lit, 1.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

2.9%Illumination at noon UTC
1.3 dMoon age
361,986 km224,927 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (24°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 28, 1938 is on Thursday, August 11, 1938 at 05:57 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, July 27, 1938 at 03:54 UTC, 1 day earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, July 27, 193803:54
First Quarter (after)Wednesday, August 3, 193802:00

The Moon around July 28

More about this date

Thursday, July 28, 1938 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 27, 1938 to the new moon of August 25, 1938, a cycle of 29.31 days.