Waning · 52.5% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 15°
Last Quarter at
17:54UTC
Moon phase on December 10, 1998Last Quarter
On Thursday, December 10, 1998, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 52.5% of its visible face lit, 21.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
52.5%Illumination at noon UTC
21.3 dMoon age
395,666 km245,855 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (15°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 10, 1998 is on Thursday, December 3, 1998 at 15:19 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 18, 1998 at 22:43 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, December 3, 1998 | 15:19 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Thursday, December 10, 1998 | 17:54 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, December 18, 1998 | 22:43 |
The Moon around December 10
More about this date
Thursday, December 10, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.