Waxing · 49.0% lit · ♈︎ Aries 13°
First Quarter at
14:18UTC
Moon phase on January 5, 1998First Quarter
On Monday, January 5, 1998, the Moon was a First Quarter: 49.0% of its visible face lit, 6.8 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
49.0%Illumination at noon UTC
6.8 dMoon age
370,589 km230,273 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (14°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 5, 1998 is on Monday, January 12, 1998 at 17:24 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 29, 1997 at 16:57 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, December 29, 1997 | 16:57 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Monday, January 5, 1998 | 14:18 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, January 12, 1998 | 17:24 |
The Moon around January 5
More about this date
Monday, January 5, 1998 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 29, 1997 to the new moon of January 28, 1998, a cycle of 29.54 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1998, or the whole moon calendar 1998.
- The same date one year apart: 1997 · 1999.
- 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.