Waning · 0.1% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 25°
New Moon at
17:02UTC
Moon phase on September 20, 1998New Moon
On Sunday, September 20, 1998, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.4 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.4 dMoon age
401,846 km249,695 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (25°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 20, 1998 is on Sunday, September 6, 1998 at 11:21 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, September 20, 1998 at 17:02 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, September 13, 1998 | 01:58 |
| New Moon (this day) | Sunday, September 20, 1998 | 17:02 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, September 28, 1998 | 21:11 |
The Moon around September 20
More about this date
Sunday, September 20, 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.