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Moon phases August 1988

Last quarter
Thu 04 Aug
18:22 UTC
New moon
Fri 12 Aug
12:31 UTC
First quarter
Sat 20 Aug
15:52 UTC
Full · Sturgeon
Sat 27 Aug
10:56 UTC

In August 1988 the primary moon phases are the Last Quarter on Thursday, August 4 at 18:22 UTC, the New Moon on Friday, August 12 at 12:31 UTC, the First Quarter on Saturday, August 20 at 15:52 UTC and the Full Moon on Saturday, August 27 at 10:56 UTC. The full moon is the Sturgeon Moon.

01 Waning Gibbous, 84% lit 84% 02 Waning Gibbous, 75% lit 75% 03 Waning Gibbous, 64% lit 64% 04Last Q Last Quarter, 53% lit 53%18:22 05 Waning Crescent, 42% lit 42% 06 Waning Crescent, 32% lit 32% 07 Waning Crescent, 23% lit 23% 08 Waning Crescent, 15% lit 15% 09 Waning Crescent, 9% lit 9% 10 Waning Crescent, 4% lit 4% 11 Waning Crescent, 1% lit 1% 12New New Moon, 0% lit 0%12:31 13 Waxing Crescent, 1% lit 1% 14 Waxing Crescent, 3% lit 3% 15 Waxing Crescent, 8% lit 8% 16 Waxing Crescent, 14% lit 14% 17 Waxing Crescent, 21% lit 21% 18 Waxing Crescent, 29% lit 29% 19 Waxing Crescent, 38% lit 38% 20First Q First Quarter, 48% lit 48%15:52 21 Waxing Gibbous, 59% lit 59% 22 Waxing Gibbous, 69% lit 69% 23 Waxing Gibbous, 79% lit 79% 24 Waxing Gibbous, 87% lit 87% 25 Waxing Gibbous, 94% lit 94% 26 Waxing Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 27Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%10:56 28 Waning Gibbous, 98% lit 98% 29 Waning Gibbous, 94% lit 94% 30 Waning Gibbous, 87% lit 87% 31 Waning Gibbous, 78% lit 78%

Exact phase times

August 1988 has four primary moon phases: the Last Quarter on August 4, the New Moon on August 12, the First Quarter on August 20 and the Full Moon on August 27.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
Last QuarterThursday, August 4, 198818:22
New MoonFriday, August 12, 198812:31
First QuarterSaturday, August 20, 198815:52
Full MoonSaturday, August 27, 198810:56

Saturday, August 27, 1988: Sturgeon Moon, 357,154 km from Earth. Closest supermoon of the yearPartial lunar eclipse

Full moons · 1988

Thirteen full moons, one blue

04 Jan Wolf Micromoon 02 Feb Snow Micromoon 03 Mar Worm partial eclipse 02 Apr Pink 01 May Flower 31 May Blue Blue moon 29 Jun Straw­berry Supermoon 29 Jul Buck Supermoon 27 Aug Sturgeon partial eclipse 25 Sept Harvest Supermoon 25 Oct Hunter’s Supermoon 23 Nov Beaver 23 Dec Cold