Waning · 7.2% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 25°
Moon age
27.3days
Moon phase on February 15, 1988Waning Crescent
On Monday, February 15, 1988, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 7.2% of its visible face lit, 27.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
7.2%Illumination at noon UTC
27.3 dMoon age
360,400 km223,942 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (25°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 15, 1988 is on Tuesday, February 2, 1988 at 20:52 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, February 17, 1988 at 15:54 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, February 10, 1988 | 23:01 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, February 17, 1988 | 15:54 |
The Moon around February 15
More about this date
Monday, February 15, 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.
- 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.