Waxing · 99.6% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 14°
Moon age
13.8days
Moon phase on March 12, 1998Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, March 12, 1998, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.6% of its visible face lit, 13.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.6%Illumination at noon UTC
13.8 dMoon age
404,081 km251,084 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (14°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 12, 1998 is on Friday, March 13, 1998 at 04:34 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 26, 1998 at 17:26 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, March 5, 1998 | 08:41 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, March 13, 1998 | 04:34 |
The Moon around March 12
More about this date
Thursday, March 12, 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.
- 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.