Waxing · 0.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 06°
New Moon at
11:41UTC
Moon phase on April 26, 1998New Moon
On Sunday, April 26, 1998, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.4 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.4 dMoon age
358,575 km222,808 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (6°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 26, 1998 is on Saturday, April 11, 1998 at 22:24 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, April 26, 1998 at 11:41 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, April 19, 1998 | 19:53 |
| New Moon (this day) | Sunday, April 26, 1998 | 11:41 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, May 3, 1998 | 10:04 |
The Moon around April 26
More about this date
Sunday, April 26, 1998 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 26, 1998 to the new moon of May 25, 1998, a cycle of 29.33 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.