What were the 1938 eclipse dates and times?

1938 had 4 eclipses: Total Lunar Eclipse on May 14, 1938 at 4:38:55 AM ET; Total Solar Eclipse on May 29, 1938 at 9:59:32 AM ET; Total Lunar Eclipse on November 7, 1938 at 5:23:21 PM ET; Partial Solar Eclipse on November 21, 1938 at 7:04:40 PM ET. Every instant lands on the millisecond - Times mark the exact lunation instant of each eclipse.

When were the 1938 solstices and equinoxes?

Spring Equinox: March 21, 1938 at 1:43:01 AM ET; Summer Solstice: June 21, 1938 at 10:03:31 PM ET; Autumn Equinox: September 23, 1938 at 12:59:27 PM ET; Winter Solstice: December 22, 1938 at 7:13:20 AM ET.

When was Mercury retrograde in 1938?

Mercury stationed retrograde 3 times in 1938: April 11, 1938, August 14, 1938, December 4, 1938. The exact station instants are on the calendar above.

How many full moons were there in 1938?

1938 had 12 full moons. The first was the Full Moon in Cancer on January 16, 1938 at 12:53:18 AM ET.

How accurate are these celestial event times?

Every event is computed with the Swiss Ephemeris (DE441) and resolved to the millisecond. The engine is verified against NASA JPL HORIZONS - The model that flies spacecraft - On the 2026 major events. Almanacs stop at the minute. Starmap does not. Positions for this pre-atomic era are exact; the clock-time mapping is good to about a second.

STARMAP | 1938 Astrology Calendar - Every Event to the Second

1938 brought 12 full moons and 4 eclipses. The eclipses fell: a total lunar eclipse in Scorpio on May 14, a total solar eclipse in Gemini on May 29, a total lunar eclipse in Taurus on November 7, and a partial solar eclipse in Scorpio on November 21. Mercury turned retrograde three times (Apr 11 to May 5; Aug 14 to Sep 6; Dec 4 to Dec 24). The first full moon rose in Cancer on January 16. Every full moon, new moon, solar and lunar eclipse, equinox, solstice, planetary ingress, and retrograde station below is computed to the millisecond with the NASA-cross-checked Swiss Ephemeris engine and shown in Eastern Time - Choose your location on the page for your own sky.

January 1938

Jan 01, 1938 - 1:58:11 PM ET New Moon in Capricorn
Jan 06, 1938 - 4:37:10 PM ET Mercury Rx enters Sagittarius
Jan 08, 1938 - 10:21:44 AM ET Juno enters Sagittarius
Jan 09, 1938 - 9:12:53 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Aries
Jan 09, 1938 - 2:29:10 PM ET Mercury Direct
Jan 12, 1938 - 5:30:11 PM ET Mercury enters Capricorn
Jan 14, 1938 - 5:29:37 AM ET Saturn enters Aries
Jan 16, 1938 - 12:53:18 AM ET Full Moon in Cancer
Jan 17, 1938 - 11:52:56 PM ET Uranus Direct
Jan 20, 1938 - 11:58:42 AM ET Sun enters Aquarius
Jan 23, 1938 - 3:08:54 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
Jan 23, 1938 - 6:15:35 AM ET Venus enters Aquarius
Jan 30, 1938 - 7:43:59 AM ET Mars enters Aries
Jan 31, 1938 - 8:34:54 AM ET New Moon in Aquarius

February 1938

Feb 07, 1938 - 7:32:27 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Taurus
Feb 08, 1938 - 8:16:58 AM ET Mercury enters Aquarius
Feb 14, 1938 - 12:14:22 PM ET Full Moon in Leo
Feb 16, 1938 - 4:00:11 AM ET Venus enters Pisces
Feb 19, 1938 - 2:19:32 AM ET Sun enters Pisces
Feb 21, 1938 - 11:24:07 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
Feb 26, 1938 - 10:00:28 PM ET Mercury enters Pisces
Feb 27, 1938 - 7:35:21 AM ET Vesta enters Sagittarius

March 1938

Mar 01, 1938 - 9:21:50 PM ET Chiron Direct
Mar 02, 1938 - 12:39:52 AM ET New Moon in Pisces
Mar 03, 1938 - 5:38:13 PM ET True Node Rx enters Scorpio
Mar 06, 1938 - 1:42:28 PM ET Pallas enters Pisces
Mar 09, 1938 - 3:35:13 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Gemini
Mar 12, 1938 - 2:47:32 AM ET Mars enters Taurus
Mar 12, 1938 - 4:20:05 AM ET Venus enters Aries
Mar 13, 1938 - 7:57:51 PM ET Ceres enters Aries
Mar 14, 1938 - 7:02:26 PM ET Mercury enters Aries
Mar 16, 1938 - 12:15:05 AM ET Full Moon in Virgo
Mar 21, 1938 - 1:43:01 AM ET Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
Mar 23, 1938 - 8:06:01 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
Mar 31, 1938 - 1:51:53 PM ET New Moon in Aries

April 1938

Apr 01, 1938 - 8:23:37 AM ET Mercury enters Taurus
Apr 03, 1938 - 1:55:04 AM ET Juno Retrograde
Apr 05, 1938 - 8:46:07 AM ET Venus enters Taurus
Apr 07, 1938 - 10:09:53 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Cancer
Apr 09, 1938 - 1:19:35 PM ET Vesta Retrograde
Apr 10, 1938 - 8:53:46 PM ET Pluto Direct
Apr 11, 1938 - 9:11:24 AM ET Mercury Retrograde
Apr 14, 1938 - 1:20:48 PM ET Full Moon in Libra
Apr 20, 1938 - 1:14:40 PM ET Sun enters Taurus
Apr 22, 1938 - 3:14:16 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
Apr 23, 1938 - 8:55:42 AM ET Mercury Rx enters Aries
Apr 23, 1938 - 1:39:08 PM ET Mars enters Gemini
Apr 29, 1938 - 7:35:21 PM ET Venus enters Gemini
Apr 30, 1938 - 1:27:37 AM ET New Moon in Taurus

May 1938

May 05, 1938 - 3:53:42 AM ET Mercury Direct
May 06, 1938 - 5:23:44 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Leo
May 14, 1938 - 3:45:24 AM ET Jupiter enters Pisces
May 14, 1938 - 4:38:55 AM ET Total Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Scorpio
May 16, 1938 - 1:45:34 PM ET Mercury enters Taurus
May 21, 1938 - 3:54:57 AM ET Vesta Rx enters Scorpio
May 21, 1938 - 1:50:07 PM ET Sun enters Gemini
May 22, 1938 - 8:35:39 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
May 24, 1938 - 11:55:33 AM ET Venus enters Cancer
May 28, 1938 - 8:35:15 AM ET Chiron enters Cancer
May 29, 1938 - 9:59:32 AM ET Total Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Gemini
May 30, 1938 - 3:58:10 AM ET Ceres enters Taurus
May 30, 1938 - 6:13:31 AM ET Neptune Direct

June 1938

Jun 05, 1938 - 12:32:19 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Virgo
Jun 06, 1938 - 9:28:16 PM ET Mars enters Cancer
Jun 07, 1938 - 8:31:54 PM ET Mercury enters Gemini
Jun 12, 1938 - 7:46:58 PM ET Full Moon in Sagittarius
Jun 18, 1938 - 12:37:02 PM ET Venus enters Leo
Jun 20, 1938 - 9:51:37 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
Jun 21, 1938 - 11:29:56 AM ET Jupiter Retrograde
Jun 21, 1938 - 10:03:31 PM ET Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
Jun 22, 1938 - 9:08:45 AM ET Mercury enters Cancer
Jun 27, 1938 - 5:09:57 PM ET New Moon in Cancer

July 1938

Jul 03, 1938 - 8:22:54 AM ET Vesta Direct
Jul 04, 1938 - 9:46:55 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Libra
Jul 06, 1938 - 10:49:03 AM ET Juno Rx enters Scorpio
Jul 06, 1938 - 11:21:01 PM ET Mercury enters Leo
Jul 12, 1938 - 11:04:30 AM ET Full Moon in Capricorn
Jul 14, 1938 - 1:44:24 AM ET Venus enters Virgo
Jul 16, 1938 - 9:28:24 AM ET Pallas Retrograde
Jul 20, 1938 - 8:18:34 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Aries
Jul 22, 1938 - 6:25:58 PM ET Mars enters Leo
Jul 23, 1938 - 8:57:02 AM ET Sun enters Leo
Jul 25, 1938 - 6:57:09 AM ET Juno Direct
Jul 26, 1938 - 6:54:34 PM ET Mercury enters Virgo
Jul 26, 1938 - 11:53:28 PM ET New Moon in Leo
Jul 29, 1938 - 11:02:16 PM ET Jupiter Rx enters Aquarius
Jul 30, 1938 - 7:13:32 PM ET Saturn Retrograde

August 1938

Aug 02, 1938 - 9:59:45 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
Aug 03, 1938 - 1:58:00 PM ET Pluto enters Leo
Aug 09, 1938 - 12:26:22 PM ET Venus enters Libra
Aug 11, 1938 - 1:56:48 AM ET Full Moon in Aquarius
Aug 13, 1938 - 3:22:53 PM ET Juno enters Sagittarius
Aug 14, 1938 - 9:51:05 AM ET Mercury Retrograde
Aug 15, 1938 - 6:15:03 AM ET Vesta enters Sagittarius
Aug 18, 1938 - 4:30:08 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
Aug 23, 1938 - 3:45:45 PM ET Sun enters Virgo
Aug 23, 1938 - 10:08:57 PM ET Uranus Retrograde
Aug 25, 1938 - 7:17:15 AM ET New Moon in Virgo

September 1938

Sep 01, 1938 - 1:28:07 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
Sep 02, 1938 - 10:58:27 PM ET Mercury Rx enters Leo
Sep 06, 1938 - 6:39:09 PM ET Mercury Direct
Sep 06, 1938 - 9:36:14 PM ET Venus enters Scorpio
Sep 07, 1938 - 4:22:20 PM ET Mars enters Virgo
Sep 09, 1938 - 4:08:07 PM ET Full Moon in Pisces
Sep 10, 1938 - 11:38:15 AM ET Mercury enters Virgo
Sep 16, 1938 - 11:11:58 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
Sep 23, 1938 - 12:59:27 PM ET Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
Sep 23, 1938 - 4:33:35 PM ET New Moon in Libra
Sep 25, 1938 - 4:04:09 AM ET Ceres Retrograde
Sep 30, 1938 - 11:18:34 PM ET Mercury enters Libra

October 1938

Oct 01, 1938 - 6:44:58 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
Oct 09, 1938 - 4:37:00 AM ET Full Moon in Aries
Oct 13, 1938 - 1:49:03 PM ET Venus enters Sagittarius
Oct 16, 1938 - 4:23:58 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
Oct 18, 1938 - 7:43:06 AM ET Mercury enters Scorpio
Oct 19, 1938 - 12:45:48 AM ET Jupiter Direct
Oct 20, 1938 - 6:07:05 AM ET Chiron Retrograde
Oct 23, 1938 - 3:42:09 AM ET New Moon in Libra
Oct 23, 1938 - 8:53:43 PM ET Sun enters Scorpio
Oct 25, 1938 - 1:19:54 AM ET Mars enters Libra
Oct 29, 1938 - 12:47:10 PM ET Vesta enters Capricorn
Oct 30, 1938 - 11:21:49 AM ET Venus Retrograde
Oct 31, 1938 - 2:44:45 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Aquarius

November 1938

Nov 02, 1938 - 7:19:24 AM ET Pluto Retrograde
Nov 06, 1938 - 6:32:41 PM ET Mercury enters Sagittarius
Nov 07, 1938 - 5:23:21 PM ET Total Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Taurus
Nov 10, 1938 - 1:23:02 AM ET Pallas Direct
Nov 14, 1938 - 11:19:56 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Leo
Nov 15, 1938 - 11:06:57 AM ET Venus Rx enters Scorpio
Nov 21, 1938 - 7:04:40 PM ET Partial Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Scorpio
Nov 22, 1938 - 6:06:02 PM ET Sun enters Sagittarius
Nov 29, 1938 - 10:59:22 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Pisces

December 1938

Dec 04, 1938 - 6:10:52 AM ET Juno enters Capricorn
Dec 04, 1938 - 11:45:46 AM ET Mercury Retrograde
Dec 07, 1938 - 5:22:07 AM ET Full Moon in Gemini
Dec 10, 1938 - 2:52:07 PM ET Venus Direct
Dec 11, 1938 - 6:25:19 PM ET Mars enters Scorpio
Dec 13, 1938 - 8:16:36 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
Dec 14, 1938 - 4:34:12 PM ET Saturn Direct
Dec 21, 1938 - 1:06:40 PM ET New Moon in Sagittarius
Dec 22, 1938 - 7:13:20 AM ET Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
Dec 24, 1938 - 6:09:28 AM ET Mercury Direct
Dec 25, 1938 - 9:27:44 PM ET Neptune Retrograde
Dec 28, 1938 - 6:30:51 PM ET Vesta enters Aquarius
Dec 29, 1938 - 1:33:47 PM ET Jupiter enters Pisces
Dec 29, 1938 - 5:53:14 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Aries

Starmap1938

Every Celestial Event Mapped to the Millisecond