Waning · 53.9% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 17°
Last Quarter at
19:49UTC
Moon phase on August 14, 1998Last Quarter
On Friday, August 14, 1998, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 53.9% of its visible face lit, 21.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
53.9%Illumination at noon UTC
21.9 dMoon age
370,296 km230,091 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (17°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 14, 1998 is on Saturday, August 8, 1998 at 02:10 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 22, 1998 at 02:03 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, August 8, 1998 | 02:10 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Friday, August 14, 1998 | 19:49 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, August 22, 1998 | 02:03 |
The Moon around August 14
More about this date
Friday, August 14, 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.