Waning · 1.0% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 17°
Moon age
28.7days
Moon phase on January 18, 1988Waning Crescent
On Monday, January 18, 1988, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.0% of its visible face lit, 28.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.0%Illumination at noon UTC
28.7 dMoon age
359,329 km223,277 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (17°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 18, 1988 is on Monday, January 4, 1988 at 01:41 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 19, 1988 at 05:26 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, January 12, 1988 | 07:04 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, January 19, 1988 | 05:26 |
The Moon around January 18
More about this date
Monday, January 18, 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.