Waxing · 62.7% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 22°
Moon age
9.4days
Moon phase on August 31, 1998Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, August 31, 1998, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 62.7% of its visible face lit, 9.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
62.7%Illumination at noon UTC
9.4 dMoon age
394,487 km245,123 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (22°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 1998 is on Sunday, September 6, 1998 at 11:21 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 22, 1998 at 02:03 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, August 30, 1998 | 05:07 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, September 6, 1998 | 11:21 |
The Moon around August 31
More about this date
Monday, August 31, 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.