Waxing · 85.4% lit · ♎︎ Libra 01°
Moon age
11.0days
Moon phase on May 7, 1998Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, May 7, 1998, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 85.4% of its visible face lit, 11.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
85.4%Illumination at noon UTC
11.0 dMoon age
405,500 km251,966 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (2°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 7, 1998 is on Monday, May 11, 1998 at 14:30 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, April 26, 1998 at 11:41 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, May 3, 1998 | 10:04 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, May 11, 1998 | 14:30 |
The Moon around May 7
More about this date
Thursday, May 7, 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 May 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.