Waxing · 1.7% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 16°
Moon age
1.0days
Moon phase on August 26, 1938Waxing Crescent
On Friday, August 26, 1938, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 1.7% of its visible face lit, 1.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
1.7%Illumination at noon UTC
1.0 dMoon age
367,570 km228,397 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (17°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 26, 1938 is on Friday, September 9, 1938 at 20:08 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 25, 1938 at 11:17 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, August 25, 1938 | 11:17 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, September 1, 1938 | 17:28 |
The Moon around August 26
More about this date
Friday, August 26, 1938 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 25, 1938 to the new moon of September 23, 1938, a cycle of 29.39 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.