Waning · 0.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 26°
New Moon at
18:07UTC
Moon phase on December 21, 1938New Moon
On Wednesday, December 21, 1938, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.5 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.5 dMoon age
402,426 km250,056 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (26°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 21, 1938 is on Wednesday, December 7, 1938 at 10:22 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 21, 1938 at 18:07 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, December 14, 1938 | 01:17 |
| New Moon (this day) | Wednesday, December 21, 1938 | 18:07 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, December 29, 1938 | 22:53 |
The Moon around December 21
More about this date
Wednesday, December 21, 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.