Waxing · 98.7% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 29°
Moon age
14.4days
Moon phase on September 5, 1998Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, September 5, 1998, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.7% of its visible face lit, 14.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
98.7%Illumination at noon UTC
14.4 dMoon age
367,323 km228,244 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (30°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 5, 1998 is on Sunday, September 6, 1998 at 11:21 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 22, 1998 at 02:03 UTC, 14 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 September 5
More about this date
Saturday, September 5, 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 September 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.