Waxing · 80.5% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 25°
Moon age
9.8days
Moon phase on January 8, 1998Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, January 8, 1998, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 80.5% of its visible face lit, 9.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
80.5%Illumination at noon UTC
9.8 dMoon age
375,830 km233,530 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (26°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 8, 1998 is on Monday, January 12, 1998 at 17:24 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 29, 1997 at 16:57 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, January 5, 1998 | 14:18 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, January 12, 1998 | 17:24 |
The Moon around January 8
More about this date
Thursday, January 8, 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.