Waning · 0.4% lit · ♌︎ Leo 21°
Moon age
28.9days
Moon phase on August 21, 1998Waning Crescent
On Friday, August 21, 1998, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.4% of its visible face lit, 28.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.4%Illumination at noon UTC
28.9 dMoon age
392,040 km243,602 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (21°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 21, 1998 is on Saturday, August 8, 1998 at 02:10 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 22, 1998 at 02:03 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, August 14, 1998 | 19:49 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, August 22, 1998 | 02:03 |
The Moon around August 21
More about this date
Friday, August 21, 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.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.