January 05 1998

On this page you can find information on the specific moon phase on any given date. You can learn on the illumination, the moon position, age, angle and other parameters linked to the phase on the searched date.

During this day (January 05 1998), the phase of the moon is First Quarter with an illumination of 50.08%. This is the percentage of the moon that is illuminated by the Sun. During January 05 1998, the moon will have an age of 7.39 days old. This number shows how many days it has been since the last New Moon.

First Quarter Phase

This phase comes after the Waxing Crescent and the moon has an illumination percentage of 50%. The moon is one quarter of the way through its orbit around planet earth. Precisely half the moon will be illuminated and half of it will be dark. On this phase the moon is high overhead during sunset and it can be seen until mid-night when it sets in the west side. The First Quarter phase is a one-day event and in the following days we welcome a Waxing Gibbous, when the moon becomes more illuminated each day until the Full Moon.