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The Moon on Thursday, June 4, 1998: Waxing Gibbous, 72% lit

Waxing · 72.4% lit · ♎︎ Libra 10°

Moon age

9.7days

Moon phase on June 4, 1998Waxing Gibbous

Thursday 4 June 1998404,778 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, June 4, 1998, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 72.4% of its visible face lit, 9.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.

72.4%Illumination at noon UTC
9.7 dMoon age
404,778 km251,518 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (10°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to June 4, 1998 is on Wednesday, June 10, 1998 at 04:18 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 25, 1998 at 19:32 UTC, 10 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Tuesday, June 2, 199801:45
Full Moon (after)Wednesday, June 10, 199804:18

The Moon around June 4

More about this date

Thursday, June 4, 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.