Waxing · 76.5% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 19°
Moon age
9.2days
Moon phase on February 6, 1998Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, February 6, 1998, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 76.5% of its visible face lit, 9.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
76.5%Illumination at noon UTC
9.2 dMoon age
382,799 km237,860 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (20°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 6, 1998 is on Wednesday, February 11, 1998 at 10:23 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 28, 1998 at 06:01 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, February 3, 1998 | 22:54 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, February 11, 1998 | 10:23 |
The Moon around February 6
More about this date
Friday, February 6, 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.