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The Moon on Sunday, October 9, 1938: Full Moon, 100% lit

Waning · 99.9% lit · ♈︎ Aries 16°

Full Moon at

09:37UTC

Moon phase on October 9, 1938Full Moon

Sunday 9 October 1938383,055 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Sunday, October 9, 1938, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 15.6 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .

99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
15.6 dMoon age
383,055 km238,020 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (17°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit

Full moon

This is the Hunter's Moon, 383,440 km from Earth.

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to October 9, 1938 is on Sunday, October 9, 1938 at 09:37 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, October 23, 1938 at 08:42 UTC, 14 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Saturday, October 1, 193811:45
Full Moon (this day)Sunday, October 9, 193809:37
Last Quarter (after)Sunday, October 16, 193809:24

The Moon around October 9

More about this date

Sunday, October 9, 1938 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 23, 1938 to the new moon of October 23, 1938, a cycle of 29.51 days.