Waning · 40.2% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 06°
Moon age
23.3days
Moon phase on July 17, 1998Waning Crescent
On Friday, July 17, 1998, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 40.2% of its visible face lit, 23.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
40.2%Illumination at noon UTC
23.3 dMoon age
369,912 km229,853 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (6°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 17, 1998 is on Thursday, July 9, 1998 at 16:01 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, July 23, 1998 at 13:44 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, July 16, 1998 | 15:14 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, July 23, 1998 | 13:44 |
The Moon around July 17
More about this date
Friday, July 17, 1998 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 24, 1998 to the new moon of July 23, 1998, a cycle of 29.41 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 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.