Waning · 26.9% lit · ♌︎ Leo 22°
Moon age
24.6days
Moon phase on October 18, 1938Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, October 18, 1938, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 26.9% of its visible face lit, 24.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
26.9%Illumination at noon UTC
24.6 dMoon age
371,210 km230,659 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (22°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 18, 1938 is on Sunday, October 9, 1938 at 09:37 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, October 23, 1938 at 08:42 UTC, 5 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 18
More about this date
Tuesday, October 18, 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.