Waxing · 96.8% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 23°
Moon age
13.9days
Moon phase on August 6, 1998Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, August 6, 1998, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.8% of its visible face lit, 13.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
96.8%Illumination at noon UTC
13.9 dMoon age
379,839 km236,021 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (23°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 6, 1998 is on Saturday, August 8, 1998 at 02:10 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, July 23, 1998 at 13:44 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, July 31, 1998 | 12:05 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, August 8, 1998 | 02:10 |
The Moon around August 6
More about this date
Thursday, August 6, 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 August 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.