Waning · 99.8% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 21°
Full Moon at
02:10UTC
Moon phase on August 8, 1998Full Moon
On Saturday, August 8, 1998, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 15.9 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.9 dMoon age
371,438 km230,801 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (21°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Sturgeon Moon, 372,890 km from Earth. Penumbral lunar eclipse
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 8, 1998 is on Saturday, August 8, 1998 at 02:10 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 22, 1998 at 02:03 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, July 31, 1998 | 12:05 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Saturday, August 8, 1998 | 02:10 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, August 14, 1998 | 19:49 |
The Moon around August 8
More about this date
Saturday, August 8, 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.