Waning · 0.3% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 21°
New Moon at
22:43UTC
Moon phase on December 18, 1998New Moon
On Friday, December 18, 1998, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.3 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.3 dMoon age
399,960 km248,524 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (21°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 18, 1998 is on Saturday, January 2, 1999 at 02:50 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 18, 1998 at 22:43 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, December 10, 1998 | 17:54 |
| New Moon (this day) | Friday, December 18, 1998 | 22:43 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, December 26, 1998 | 10:46 |
The Moon around December 18
More about this date
Friday, December 18, 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.