Waxing · 50.7% lit · ♈︎ Aries 05°
First Quarter at
10:46UTC
Moon phase on December 26, 1998First Quarter
On Saturday, December 26, 1998, the Moon was a First Quarter: 50.7% of its visible face lit, 7.6 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
50.7%Illumination at noon UTC
7.6 dMoon age
372,975 km231,756 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (5°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 26, 1998 is on Saturday, January 2, 1999 at 02:50 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 18, 1998 at 22:43 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, December 18, 1998 | 22:43 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Saturday, December 26, 1998 | 10:46 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, January 2, 1999 | 02:50 |
The Moon around December 26
More about this date
Saturday, December 26, 1998 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 18, 1998 to the new moon of January 17, 1999, a cycle of 29.71 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.