Waxing · 72.9% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 09°
Moon age
9.3days
Moon phase on August 5, 1938Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, August 5, 1938, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 72.9% of its visible face lit, 9.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
72.9%Illumination at noon UTC
9.3 dMoon age
402,438 km250,063 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (9°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 5, 1938 is on Thursday, August 11, 1938 at 05:57 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, July 27, 1938 at 03:54 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, August 3, 1938 | 02:00 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, August 11, 1938 | 05:57 |
The Moon around August 5
More about this date
Friday, August 5, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 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.