Waxing · 39.7% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 22°
Moon age
5.8days
Moon phase on February 23, 1988Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, February 23, 1988, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 39.7% of its visible face lit, 5.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
39.7%Illumination at noon UTC
5.8 dMoon age
383,922 km238,558 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (22°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 23, 1988 is on Thursday, March 3, 1988 at 16:01 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, February 17, 1988 at 15:54 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, February 17, 1988 | 15:54 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, February 24, 1988 | 12:15 |
The Moon around February 23
More about this date
Tuesday, February 23, 1988 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 17, 1988 to the new moon of March 18, 1988, a cycle of 29.42 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.