Waning · 48.1% lit · ♎︎ Libra 23°
Last Quarter at
07:04UTC
Moon phase on January 12, 1988Last Quarter
On Tuesday, January 12, 1988, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 48.1% of its visible face lit, 22.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
48.1%Illumination at noon UTC
22.7 dMoon age
391,913 km243,523 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (24°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 12, 1988 is on Monday, January 4, 1988 at 01:41 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 19, 1988 at 05:26 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, January 4, 1988 | 01:41 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, January 12, 1988 | 07:04 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, January 19, 1988 | 05:26 |
The Moon around January 12
More about this date
Tuesday, January 12, 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.