Waxing · 2.9% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 20°
Moon age
1.7days
Moon phase on December 23, 1938Waxing Crescent
On Friday, December 23, 1938, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.9% of its visible face lit, 1.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
2.9%Illumination at noon UTC
1.7 dMoon age
405,622 km252,042 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (20°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 23, 1938 is on Thursday, January 5, 1939 at 21:30 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 21, 1938 at 18:07 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, December 21, 1938 | 18:07 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, December 29, 1938 | 22:53 |
The Moon around December 23
More about this date
Friday, December 23, 1938 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 21, 1938 to the new moon of January 20, 1939, a cycle of 29.81 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.