Waxing · 0.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 14°
Moon age
0.7days
Moon phase on May 26, 1998Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, May 26, 1998, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 0.9% of its visible face lit, 0.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
0.9%Illumination at noon UTC
0.7 dMoon age
366,527 km227,749 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (14°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 26, 1998 is on Wednesday, June 10, 1998 at 04:18 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 25, 1998 at 19:32 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, May 25, 1998 | 19:32 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, June 2, 1998 | 01:45 |
The Moon around May 26
More about this date
Tuesday, May 26, 1998 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 25, 1998 to the new moon of June 24, 1998, a cycle of 29.35 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.