Waning · 9.7% lit · ♌︎ Leo 18°
Moon age
26.4days
Moon phase on September 17, 1998Waning Crescent
On Thursday, September 17, 1998, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 9.7% of its visible face lit, 26.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
9.7%Illumination at noon UTC
26.4 dMoon age
393,104 km244,264 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (18°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 17, 1998 is on Sunday, September 6, 1998 at 11:21 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, September 20, 1998 at 17:02 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, September 13, 1998 | 01:58 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, September 20, 1998 | 17:02 |
The Moon around September 17
More about this date
Thursday, September 17, 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.