Waning · 90.5% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 01°
Moon age
17.8days
Moon phase on March 16, 1998Waning Gibbous
On Monday, March 16, 1998, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 90.5% of its visible face lit, 17.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
90.5%Illumination at noon UTC
17.8 dMoon age
405,339 km251,866 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (2°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 16, 1998 is on Friday, March 13, 1998 at 04:34 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 28, 1998 at 03:14 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, March 13, 1998 | 04:34 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, March 21, 1998 | 07:38 |
The Moon around March 16
More about this date
Monday, March 16, 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.