Waxing · 93.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 08°
Moon age
12.3days
Moon phase on December 1, 1998Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, December 1, 1998, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 93.1% of its visible face lit, 12.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
93.1%Illumination at noon UTC
12.3 dMoon age
359,748 km223,537 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (9°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 1, 1998 is on Thursday, December 3, 1998 at 15:19 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, November 19, 1998 at 04:27 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, November 27, 1998 | 00:23 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, December 3, 1998 | 15:19 |
The Moon around December 1
More about this date
Tuesday, December 1, 1998 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 19, 1998 to the new moon of December 18, 1998, a cycle of 29.76 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 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.