Waxing · 33.4% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 13°
Moon age
5.4days
Moon phase on March 23, 1988Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, March 23, 1988, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 33.4% of its visible face lit, 5.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
33.4%Illumination at noon UTC
5.4 dMoon age
388,487 km241,395 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (13°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 23, 1988 is on Saturday, April 2, 1988 at 09:21 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, March 18, 1988 at 02:02 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, March 18, 1988 | 02:02 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, March 25, 1988 | 04:42 |
The Moon around March 23
More about this date
Wednesday, March 23, 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.
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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.