Waxing · 89.9% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 11°
Moon age
11.4days
Moon phase on April 8, 1998Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, April 8, 1998, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 89.9% of its visible face lit, 11.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
89.9%Illumination at noon UTC
11.4 dMoon age
403,949 km251,002 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (11°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 8, 1998 is on Saturday, April 11, 1998 at 22:24 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 28, 1998 at 03:14 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, April 3, 1998 | 20:19 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, April 11, 1998 | 22:24 |
The Moon around April 8
More about this date
Wednesday, April 8, 1998 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 28, 1998 to the new moon of April 26, 1998, a cycle of 29.35 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 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.