Waning · 34.7% lit · ♎︎ Libra 10°
Moon age
23.5days
Moon phase on December 15, 1938Waning Crescent
On Thursday, December 15, 1938, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 34.7% of its visible face lit, 23.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
34.7%Illumination at noon UTC
23.5 dMoon age
382,314 km237,559 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (11°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 15, 1938 is on Wednesday, December 7, 1938 at 10:22 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 21, 1938 at 18:07 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, December 14, 1938 | 01:17 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, December 21, 1938 | 18:07 |
The Moon around December 15
More about this date
Thursday, December 15, 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.