Waxing · 56.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 12°
Moon age
7.3days
Moon phase on January 26, 1988Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, January 26, 1988, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 56.3% of its visible face lit, 7.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
56.3%Illumination at noon UTC
7.3 dMoon age
385,313 km239,422 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (13°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 26, 1988 is on Tuesday, February 2, 1988 at 20:52 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 19, 1988 at 05:26 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, January 25, 1988 | 21:54 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, February 2, 1988 | 20:52 |
The Moon around January 26
More about this date
Tuesday, January 26, 1988 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 19, 1988 to the new moon of February 17, 1988, a cycle of 29.44 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.