Waxing · 16.8% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 21°
Moon age
4.1days
Moon phase on October 27, 1938Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, October 27, 1938, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 16.8% of its visible face lit, 4.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
16.8%Illumination at noon UTC
4.1 dMoon age
399,835 km248,446 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (22°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 27, 1938 is on Monday, November 7, 1938 at 22:23 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, October 23, 1938 at 08:42 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, October 23, 1938 | 08:42 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, October 31, 1938 | 07:45 |
The Moon around October 27
More about this date
Thursday, October 27, 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.