Waning · 37.5% lit · ♌︎ Leo 08°
Moon age
23.6days
Moon phase on October 17, 1938Waning Crescent
On Monday, October 17, 1938, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 37.5% of its visible face lit, 23.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
37.5%Illumination at noon UTC
23.6 dMoon age
370,384 km230,146 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (8°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 17, 1938 is on Sunday, October 9, 1938 at 09:37 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, October 23, 1938 at 08:42 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, October 16, 1938 | 09:24 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, October 23, 1938 | 08:42 |
The Moon around October 17
More about this date
Monday, October 17, 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.