Waxing · 0.1% lit · ♎︎ Libra 27°
New Moon at
10:10UTC
Moon phase on October 20, 1998New Moon
On Tuesday, October 20, 1998, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.8 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
29.8 dMoon age
406,486 km252,579 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (28°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 20, 1998 is on Monday, October 5, 1998 at 20:12 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 20, 1998 at 10:10 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, October 12, 1998 | 11:11 |
| New Moon (this day) | Tuesday, October 20, 1998 | 10:10 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, October 28, 1998 | 11:46 |
The Moon around October 20
More about this date
Tuesday, October 20, 1998 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 20, 1998 to the new moon of November 19, 1998, a cycle of 29.76 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.