Waxing · 92.2% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 07°
Moon age
12.8days
Moon phase on October 3, 1998Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, October 3, 1998, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 92.2% of its visible face lit, 12.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
92.2%Illumination at noon UTC
12.8 dMoon age
366,024 km227,437 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (8°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 3, 1998 is on Monday, October 5, 1998 at 20:12 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, September 20, 1998 at 17:02 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, September 28, 1998 | 21:11 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, October 5, 1998 | 20:12 |
The Moon around October 3
More about this date
Saturday, October 3, 1998 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 20, 1998 to the new moon of October 20, 1998, a cycle of 29.71 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 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.