Waning · 31.8% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 24°
Moon age
24.2days
Moon phase on February 21, 1998Waning Crescent
On Saturday, February 21, 1998, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 31.8% of its visible face lit, 24.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
31.8%Illumination at noon UTC
24.2 dMoon age
386,541 km240,186 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (24°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 21, 1998 is on Wednesday, February 11, 1998 at 10:23 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 26, 1998 at 17:26 UTC, 5 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 21
More about this date
Saturday, February 21, 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.