Waxing · 51.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 16°
First Quarter at
08:41UTC
Moon phase on March 5, 1998First Quarter
On Thursday, March 5, 1998, the Moon was a First Quarter: 51.6% of its visible face lit, 6.8 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
51.6%Illumination at noon UTC
6.8 dMoon age
379,446 km235,777 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (16°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 5, 1998 is on Friday, March 13, 1998 at 04:34 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 26, 1998 at 17:26 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, February 26, 1998 | 17:26 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, March 5, 1998 | 08:41 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, March 13, 1998 | 04:34 |
The Moon around March 5
More about this date
Thursday, March 5, 1998 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 26, 1998 to the new moon of March 28, 1998, a cycle of 29.41 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 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.