Waning · 60.3% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 09°
Moon age
21.6days
Moon phase on October 15, 1938Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, October 15, 1938, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 60.3% of its visible face lit, 21.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
60.3%Illumination at noon UTC
21.6 dMoon age
370,213 km230,039 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (10°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 15, 1938 is on Sunday, October 9, 1938 at 09:37 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, October 23, 1938 at 08:42 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, October 9, 1938 | 09:37 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, October 16, 1938 | 09:24 |
The Moon around October 15
More about this date
Saturday, October 15, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 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.