Waning · 54.0% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 20°
Last Quarter at
20:30UTC
Moon phase on August 18, 1938Last Quarter
On Thursday, August 18, 1938, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 54.0% of its visible face lit, 22.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
54.0%Illumination at noon UTC
22.3 dMoon age
376,717 km234,081 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (20°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 18, 1938 is on Thursday, August 11, 1938 at 05:57 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 25, 1938 at 11:17 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, August 11, 1938 | 05:57 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Thursday, August 18, 1938 | 20:30 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, August 25, 1938 | 11:17 |
The Moon around August 18
More about this date
Thursday, August 18, 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.