Waxing · 27.1% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 07°
Moon age
5.7days
Moon phase on December 27, 1938Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, December 27, 1938, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 27.1% of its visible face lit, 5.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
27.1%Illumination at noon UTC
5.7 dMoon age
402,719 km250,238 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (8°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 27, 1938 is on Thursday, January 5, 1939 at 21:30 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 21, 1938 at 18:07 UTC, 6 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 27
More about this date
Tuesday, December 27, 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.