Waning · 45.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 28°
Last Quarter at
03:12UTC
Moon phase on September 17, 1938Last Quarter
On Saturday, September 17, 1938, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 45.9% of its visible face lit, 23.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
45.9%Illumination at noon UTC
23.0 dMoon age
370,419 km230,168 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (29°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 17, 1938 is on Friday, September 9, 1938 at 20:08 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, September 23, 1938 at 20:34 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, September 9, 1938 | 20:08 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Saturday, September 17, 1938 | 03:12 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, September 23, 1938 | 20:34 |
The Moon around September 17
More about this date
Saturday, September 17, 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 September 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.