Waning · 0.5% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 18°
Moon age
28.8days
Moon phase on March 17, 1988Waning Crescent
On Thursday, March 17, 1988, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.5% of its visible face lit, 28.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.5%Illumination at noon UTC
28.8 dMoon age
359,884 km223,622 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (19°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 17, 1988 is on Thursday, March 3, 1988 at 16:01 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, March 18, 1988 at 02:02 UTC, 1 day 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 17
More about this date
Thursday, March 17, 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.