Waning · 92.4% lit · ♌︎ Leo 27°
Moon age
16.8days
Moon phase on January 15, 1998Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, January 15, 1998, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 92.4% of its visible face lit, 16.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
92.4%Illumination at noon UTC
16.8 dMoon age
398,662 km247,717 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (27°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 15, 1998 is on Monday, January 12, 1998 at 17:24 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 28, 1998 at 06:01 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, January 12, 1998 | 17:24 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, January 20, 1998 | 19:40 |
The Moon around January 15
More about this date
Thursday, January 15, 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.