Waning · 10.9% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 15°
Moon age
26.3days
Moon phase on December 15, 1998Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, December 15, 1998, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 10.9% of its visible face lit, 26.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
10.9%Illumination at noon UTC
26.3 dMoon age
405,442 km251,930 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (15°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 15, 1998 is on Thursday, December 3, 1998 at 15:19 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 18, 1998 at 22:43 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, December 10, 1998 | 17:54 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, December 18, 1998 | 22:43 |
The Moon around December 15
More about this date
Tuesday, December 15, 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.