Waning · 41.6% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 11°
Moon age
23.2days
Moon phase on February 20, 1998Waning Crescent
On Friday, February 20, 1998, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 41.6% of its visible face lit, 23.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
41.6%Illumination at noon UTC
23.2 dMoon age
392,208 km243,707 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (11°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 20, 1998 is on Wednesday, February 11, 1998 at 10:23 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 26, 1998 at 17:26 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, February 19, 1998 | 15:27 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, February 26, 1998 | 17:26 |
The Moon around February 20
More about this date
Friday, February 20, 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.
- 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.