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The Moon on Monday, August 17, 1998: Waning Crescent, 22% lit

Waning · 21.8% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 28°

Moon age

24.9days

Moon phase on August 17, 1998Waning Crescent

Monday 17 August 1998378,599 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, August 17, 1998, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 21.8% of its visible face lit, 24.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

21.8%Illumination at noon UTC
24.9 dMoon age
378,599 km235,250 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (29°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to August 17, 1998 is on Saturday, August 8, 1998 at 02:10 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 22, 1998 at 02:03 UTC, 5 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Friday, August 14, 199819:49
New Moon (after)Saturday, August 22, 199802:03

The Moon around August 17

More about this date

Monday, August 17, 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.