Waning · 5.7% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 27°
Moon age
27.3days
Moon phase on December 16, 1998Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, December 16, 1998, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 5.7% of its visible face lit, 27.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
5.7%Illumination at noon UTC
27.3 dMoon age
404,269 km251,201 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (27°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 1998 is on Thursday, December 3, 1998 at 15:19 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 18, 1998 at 22:43 UTC, 2 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 16
More about this date
Wednesday, December 16, 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.