Waxing · 0.0% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 01°
New Moon at
08:42UTC
Moon phase on October 23, 1938New Moon
On Sunday, October 23, 1938, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.0% of its visible face lit, 29.6 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.0%Illumination at noon UTC
29.6 dMoon age
384,181 km238,719 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (1°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 23, 1938 is on Sunday, October 9, 1938 at 09:37 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, October 23, 1938 at 08:42 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, October 16, 1938 | 09:24 |
| New Moon (this day) | Sunday, October 23, 1938 | 08:42 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, October 31, 1938 | 07:45 |
The Moon around October 23
More about this date
Sunday, October 23, 1938 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 23, 1938 to the new moon of November 22, 1938, a cycle of 29.64 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.