Waning · 2.7% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 14°
Moon age
28.0days
Moon phase on May 24, 1998Waning Crescent
On Sunday, May 24, 1998, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 2.7% of its visible face lit, 28.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
2.7%Illumination at noon UTC
28.0 dMoon age
361,846 km224,841 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (15°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 24, 1998 is on Monday, May 11, 1998 at 14:30 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 25, 1998 at 19:32 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, May 19, 1998 | 04:35 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, May 25, 1998 | 19:32 |
The Moon around May 24
More about this date
Sunday, May 24, 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.
- 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.