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Moon phase calendar 1988

Full moons
13
New moons
12
Supermoons
5
Blue moons
1
31 May
Lunar eclipses
2

1988 has 13 full moons and 12 new moons. It has a Blue Moon (Tue, May 31). 5 full moons are supermoons. There are 2 lunar eclipses. All times are UTC.

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All moon phases in 1988 (UTC)

New MoonFirst QuarterFull MoonLast Quarter
––Jan 4 01:41Jan 12 07:04
Jan 19 05:26Jan 25 21:54Feb 2 20:52Feb 10 23:01
Feb 17 15:54Feb 24 12:15Mar 3 16:01Mar 11 10:56
Mar 18 02:02Mar 25 04:42Apr 2 09:21Apr 9 19:21
Apr 16 12:00Apr 23 22:32May 1 23:41May 9 01:23
May 15 22:11May 23 16:49May 31 10:54Jun 7 06:22
Jun 14 09:14Jun 22 10:23Jun 29 19:46Jul 6 11:36
Jul 13 21:53Jul 22 02:14Jul 29 03:25Aug 4 18:22
Aug 12 12:31Aug 20 15:52Aug 27 10:56Sep 3 03:50
Sep 11 04:49Sep 19 03:18Sep 25 19:07Oct 2 16:59
Oct 10 21:49Oct 18 13:01Oct 25 04:36Nov 1 10:12
Nov 9 14:20Nov 16 21:35Nov 23 15:53Dec 1 06:50
Dec 9 05:36Dec 16 05:40Dec 23 05:29Dec 31 04:57

Full moons of 1988 and their names

1988 has 13 full moons, from the Wolf Moon on January 4 to the Cold Moon on December 23.

Date (UTC)NameDistanceNotes
Monday, January 4, 1988, 01:41Wolf Moon402,340 kmMicromoon
Tuesday, February 2, 1988, 20:52Snow Moon406,282 kmMicromoon
Thursday, March 3, 1988, 16:01Worm Moon404,619 kmMicromoonPartial lunar eclipse
Saturday, April 2, 1988, 09:21Pink Moon397,960 km
Sunday, May 1, 1988, 23:41Flower Moon388,148 km
Tuesday, May 31, 1988, 10:54Flower Moon377,404 kmBlue Moon (monthly)
Wednesday, June 29, 1988, 19:46Strawberry Moon367,700 kmSupermoon
Friday, July 29, 1988, 03:25Buck Moon360,579 kmSupermoon
Saturday, August 27, 1988, 10:56Sturgeon Moon357,154 kmClosest supermoon of the yearPartial lunar eclipse
Sunday, September 25, 1988, 19:07Harvest Moon (also Corn Moon)358,079 kmSupermoon
Tuesday, October 25, 1988, 04:36Hunter's Moon363,417 kmSupermoon
Wednesday, November 23, 1988, 15:53Beaver Moon372,459 km
Friday, December 23, 1988, 05:29Cold Moon383,629 km

Full moons · 1988

Thirteen full moons, one blue

Month by month

In 1988, the 12 new moons run from January 19 to December 9, and each month below shows the Moon's phase day by day.