Waning · 3.7% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 03°
Moon age
27.8days
Moon phase on March 16, 1988Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, March 16, 1988, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 3.7% of its visible face lit, 27.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
3.7%Illumination at noon UTC
27.8 dMoon age
359,617 km223,456 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (4°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 16, 1988 is on Thursday, March 3, 1988 at 16:01 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, March 18, 1988 at 02:02 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, March 11, 1988 | 10:56 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, March 18, 1988 | 02:02 |
The Moon around March 16
More about this date
Wednesday, March 16, 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.