Waning · 20.9% lit · ♌︎ Leo 27°
Moon age
24.8days
Moon phase on October 15, 1998Waning Crescent
On Thursday, October 15, 1998, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 20.9% of its visible face lit, 24.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
20.9%Illumination at noon UTC
24.8 dMoon age
395,847 km245,968 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (28°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 15, 1998 is on Monday, October 5, 1998 at 20:12 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 20, 1998 at 10:10 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, October 12, 1998 | 11:11 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, October 20, 1998 | 10:10 |
The Moon around October 15
More about this date
Thursday, October 15, 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.