Waning · 61.2% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 16°
Moon age
21.2days
Moon phase on February 18, 1998Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, February 18, 1998, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 61.2% of its visible face lit, 21.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
61.2%Illumination at noon UTC
21.2 dMoon age
400,899 km249,107 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (17°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 18, 1998 is on Wednesday, February 11, 1998 at 10:23 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 26, 1998 at 17:26 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, February 11, 1998 | 10:23 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, February 19, 1998 | 15:27 |
The Moon around February 18
More about this date
Wednesday, February 18, 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.