Waxing · 45.0% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 08°
First Quarter at
22:54UTC
Moon phase on February 3, 1998First Quarter
On Tuesday, February 3, 1998, the Moon was a First Quarter: 45.0% of its visible face lit, 6.2 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
45.0%Illumination at noon UTC
6.2 dMoon age
371,903 km231,090 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (9°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 3, 1998 is on Wednesday, February 11, 1998 at 10:23 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 28, 1998 at 06:01 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, January 28, 1998 | 06:01 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, February 3, 1998 | 22:54 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, February 11, 1998 | 10:23 |
The Moon around February 3
More about this date
Tuesday, February 3, 1998 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 28, 1998 to the new moon of February 26, 1998, a cycle of 29.48 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1998, or the whole moon calendar 1998.
- The same date one year apart: 1997 · 1999.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.