Waxing · 8.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 03°
Moon age
3.1days
Moon phase on October 23, 1998Waxing Crescent
On Friday, October 23, 1998, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 8.5% of its visible face lit, 3.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
8.5%Illumination at noon UTC
3.1 dMoon age
404,794 km251,527 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (3°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 23, 1998 is on Wednesday, November 4, 1998 at 05:18 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 20, 1998 at 10:10 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, October 20, 1998 | 10:10 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, October 28, 1998 | 11:46 |
The Moon around October 23
More about this date
Friday, October 23, 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.