Waxing · 99.8% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 19°
Full Moon at
17:24UTC
Moon phase on January 12, 1998Full Moon
On Monday, January 12, 1998, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 13.8 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
13.8 dMoon age
387,948 km241,059 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (19°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Wolf Moon, 388,771 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 12, 1998 is on Monday, January 12, 1998 at 17:24 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 29, 1997 at 16:57 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, January 5, 1998 | 14:18 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Monday, January 12, 1998 | 17:24 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, January 20, 1998 | 19:40 |
The Moon around January 12
More about this date
Monday, January 12, 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.