Waning · 57.7% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 18°
Moon age
22.0days
Moon phase on May 18, 1998Waning Gibbous
On Monday, May 18, 1998, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 57.7% of its visible face lit, 22.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
57.7%Illumination at noon UTC
22.0 dMoon age
377,934 km234,837 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (19°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 18, 1998 is on Monday, May 11, 1998 at 14:30 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 25, 1998 at 19:32 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, May 11, 1998 | 14:30 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, May 19, 1998 | 04:35 |
The Moon around May 18
More about this date
Monday, May 18, 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.