Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 03°
New Moon at
02:03UTC
Moon phase on August 22, 1998New Moon
On Saturday, August 22, 1998, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.9 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.9 dMoon age
395,435 km245,712 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (4°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 22, 1998 is on Saturday, August 8, 1998 at 02:10 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 22, 1998 at 02:03 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, August 14, 1998 | 19:49 |
| New Moon (this day) | Saturday, August 22, 1998 | 02:03 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, August 30, 1998 | 05:07 |
The Moon around August 22
More about this date
Saturday, August 22, 1998 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 22, 1998 to the new moon of September 20, 1998, a cycle of 29.62 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.