Waning · 88.9% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 23°
Moon age
17.3days
Moon phase on December 6, 1998Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, December 6, 1998, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 88.9% of its visible face lit, 17.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
88.9%Illumination at noon UTC
17.3 dMoon age
372,121 km231,225 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (23°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 6, 1998 is on Thursday, December 3, 1998 at 15:19 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 18, 1998 at 22:43 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, December 3, 1998 | 15:19 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, December 10, 1998 | 17:54 |
The Moon around December 6
More about this date
Sunday, December 6, 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.