Waxing · 98.8% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 01°
Moon age
14.5days
Moon phase on December 6, 1938Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, December 6, 1938, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.8% of its visible face lit, 14.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
98.8%Illumination at noon UTC
14.5 dMoon age
366,165 km227,525 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (1°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 6, 1938 is on Wednesday, December 7, 1938 at 10:22 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, November 22, 1938 at 00:05 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, November 30, 1938 | 04:00 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, December 7, 1938 | 10:22 |
The Moon around December 6
More about this date
Tuesday, December 6, 1938 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 22, 1938 to the new moon of December 21, 1938, a cycle of 29.75 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 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.