Waning · 97.0% lit · ♎︎ Libra 05°
Moon age
16.8days
Moon phase on March 5, 1988Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, March 5, 1988, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.0% of its visible face lit, 16.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.0%Illumination at noon UTC
16.8 dMoon age
401,095 km249,229 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (5°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 5, 1988 is on Thursday, March 3, 1988 at 16:01 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, March 18, 1988 at 02:02 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, March 3, 1988 | 16:01 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, March 11, 1988 | 10:56 |
The Moon around March 5
More about this date
Saturday, March 5, 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.
- 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.