Waxing · 0.3% lit · ♈︎ Aries 03°
New Moon at
02:02UTC
Moon phase on March 18, 1988New Moon
On Friday, March 18, 1988, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.8 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.8 dMoon age
361,924 km224,889 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (4°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 18, 1988 is on Thursday, March 3, 1988 at 16:01 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, March 18, 1988 at 02:02 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, March 11, 1988 | 10:56 |
| New Moon (this day) | Friday, March 18, 1988 | 02:02 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, March 25, 1988 | 04:42 |
The Moon around March 18
More about this date
Friday, March 18, 1988 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 18, 1988 to the new moon of April 16, 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.