Waxing · 50.1% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 08°
First Quarter at
12:05UTC
Moon phase on July 31, 1998First Quarter
On Friday, July 31, 1998, the Moon was a First Quarter: 50.1% of its visible face lit, 7.9 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
50.1%Illumination at noon UTC
7.9 dMoon age
403,656 km250,820 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (8°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 31, 1998 is on Saturday, August 8, 1998 at 02:10 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, July 23, 1998 at 13:44 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, July 23, 1998 | 13:44 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Friday, July 31, 1998 | 12:05 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, August 8, 1998 | 02:10 |
The Moon around July 31
More about this date
Friday, July 31, 1998 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 23, 1998 to the new moon of August 22, 1998, a cycle of 29.51 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.
- 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.