Waning · 75.8% lit · ♈︎ Aries 18°
Moon age
19.9days
Moon phase on August 12, 1998Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, August 12, 1998, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 75.8% of its visible face lit, 19.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
75.8%Illumination at noon UTC
19.9 dMoon age
366,936 km228,003 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (19°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 12, 1998 is on Saturday, August 8, 1998 at 02:10 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 22, 1998 at 02:03 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, August 8, 1998 | 02:10 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, August 14, 1998 | 19:49 |
The Moon around August 12
More about this date
Wednesday, August 12, 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.