Waxing · 87.3% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 03°
Moon age
11.7days
Moon phase on June 6, 1998Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, June 6, 1998, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 87.3% of its visible face lit, 11.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
87.3%Illumination at noon UTC
11.7 dMoon age
403,712 km250,855 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (4°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 6, 1998 is on Wednesday, June 10, 1998 at 04:18 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 25, 1998 at 19:32 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, June 2, 1998 | 01:45 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, June 10, 1998 | 04:18 |
The Moon around June 6
More about this date
Saturday, June 6, 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 June 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.