Waning · 99.7% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 18°
Full Moon at
01:41UTC
Moon phase on January 4, 1988Full Moon
On Monday, January 4, 1988, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 14.7 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
14.7 dMoon age
403,187 km250,529 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (18°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Wolf Moon, 402,340 km from Earth. Micromoon
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 4, 1988 is on Monday, January 4, 1988 at 01:41 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 19, 1988 at 05:26 UTC, 15 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, December 27, 1987 | 10:01 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Monday, January 4, 1988 | 01:41 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, January 12, 1988 | 07:04 |
The Moon around January 4
More about this date
Monday, January 4, 1988 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 20, 1987 to the new moon of January 19, 1988, a cycle of 29.46 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1988, or the whole moon calendar 1988.
- The same date one year apart: 1987 · 1989.
- 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.