Waning · 73.4% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 29°
Moon age
20.4days
Moon phase on April 17, 1998Waning Gibbous
On Friday, April 17, 1998, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 73.4% of its visible face lit, 20.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
73.4%Illumination at noon UTC
20.4 dMoon age
392,726 km244,028 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (29°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 17, 1998 is on Saturday, April 11, 1998 at 22:24 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, April 26, 1998 at 11:41 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, April 11, 1998 | 22:24 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, April 19, 1998 | 19:53 |
The Moon around April 17
More about this date
Friday, April 17, 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.