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The Moon on Wednesday, February 4, 1998: Waxing Gibbous, 56% lit

Waxing · 56.2% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 22°

Moon age

7.2days

Moon phase on February 4, 1998Waxing Gibbous

Wednesday 4 February 1998375,462 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, February 4, 1998, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 56.2% of its visible face lit, 7.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.

56.2%Illumination at noon UTC
7.2 dMoon age
375,462 km233,301 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (22°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 4, 1998 is on Wednesday, February 11, 1998 at 10:23 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 28, 1998 at 06:01 UTC, 7 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Tuesday, February 3, 199822:54
Full Moon (after)Wednesday, February 11, 199810:23

The Moon around February 4

More about this date

Wednesday, February 4, 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.