Waning · 49.8% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 19°
Last Quarter at
11:11UTC
Moon phase on October 12, 1998Last Quarter
On Monday, October 12, 1998, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 49.8% of its visible face lit, 21.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
49.8%Illumination at noon UTC
21.8 dMoon age
381,392 km236,986 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (19°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 12, 1998 is on Monday, October 5, 1998 at 20:12 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 20, 1998 at 10:10 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, October 5, 1998 | 20:12 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Monday, October 12, 1998 | 11:11 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, October 20, 1998 | 10:10 |
The Moon around October 12
More about this date
Monday, October 12, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.