Waning · 88.7% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 26°
Moon age
18.3days
Moon phase on February 6, 1988Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, February 6, 1988, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 88.7% of its visible face lit, 18.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
88.7%Illumination at noon UTC
18.3 dMoon age
403,143 km250,501 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (26°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 6, 1988 is on Tuesday, February 2, 1988 at 20:52 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, February 17, 1988 at 15:54 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, February 2, 1988 | 20:52 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, February 10, 1988 | 23:01 |
The Moon around February 6
More about this date
Saturday, February 6, 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 February 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.