Wondering when were the full moons in 1998? Here’s the Full Moon Calendar 1998 to help you go back and check the 12 full moons.
Full Moon Calendar 1998
In 1998, there were 12 full moons with no blue moons on the calendar. For the most part, the 1998 Full Moons were in the middle of the months.
The March 1998 did happen on a Friday the 13th. Hopefully it was a quiet day for you!
The August and September full moons also occurred with a penumbral lunar eclipse.
The dates and times are provided by NASA in Eastern Standard Time (EST) with Daylight Saving Time (DST) for part of the year. Also below is the Universal Time Coordinated (UTC) time. This was previously referred to at Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Note: The UTC dates show up differently for August because of the conversion between EST and UTC.
| Month | Day of the week | Full Moon 1998 Date | UTC Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | Monday | January 12, 1998 12:24 EST | 17:24 UTC |
| February | Wednesday | February 11, 1998 05:23 EST | 10:23 UTC |
| March | Friday | March 13, 1998 00:34 EST | 05:34 UTC |
| April | Saturday | April 11, 1998 18:23 EST | 15:29 UTC |
| May | Monday | May 11, 1998 10:29 EST | 07:40 UTC |
| June | Wednesday | June 10, 1998 00:18 EST | 17:01 UTC |
| July | Thursday | July 9, 1998 12:01 EST | 12:25 UTC |
| August | Friday | August 7, 1998 22:10 EST | 03:10 UTC (August 8, 1998) |
| September | Sunday | September 6, 1998 07:21 EST | 12:21 UTC |
| October | Monday | October 5, 1998 16:12 EST | 21:12 UTC |
| November | Wednesday | November 4, 1998 00:18 EST | 05:18 UTC |
| December | Thursday | December 3, 1998 10:19 EST | 15:19 UTC |
1998 Equinoxes and Solstices
Below are the dates for the equinoxes and solstices from 1998. None of the full moons this year fell on the same date as the equinoxes and solstices.
| Month | Equinox/Solstice | 1998 Date | UTC Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| March | Vernal Equinox (Spring ) | March 20, 1998 15:54 EST | 08:35 UTC |
| June | Summer Solstice | June 21, 1998 10:02 EST | 02:48 UTC |
| September | Autumn Equinox | September 23, 1998 01:38 EST | 18:28 UTC |
| December | Winter Solstice | December 21, 1998 20:56 EST | 13:38 UTC |
