Waxing · 100.0% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 11°
Full Moon at
16:01UTC
Moon phase on March 3, 1988Full Moon
On Thursday, March 3, 1988, the Moon was a Full Moon: 100.0% of its visible face lit, 14.8 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
100.0%Illumination at noon UTC
14.8 dMoon age
404,850 km251,562 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (11°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Worm Moon, 404,619 km from Earth. MicromoonPartial lunar eclipse
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 3, 1988 is on Thursday, March 3, 1988 at 16:01 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, March 18, 1988 at 02:02 UTC, 15 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, February 24, 1988 | 12:15 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Thursday, March 3, 1988 | 16:01 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, March 11, 1988 | 10:56 |
The Moon around March 3
More about this date
Thursday, March 3, 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 March 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.