Waxing · 96.7% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 19°
Moon age
13.4days
Moon phase on March 31, 1988Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, March 31, 1988, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.7% of its visible face lit, 13.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
96.7%Illumination at noon UTC
13.4 dMoon age
402,707 km250,231 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (20°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 31, 1988 is on Saturday, April 2, 1988 at 09:21 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, March 18, 1988 at 02:02 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, March 25, 1988 | 04:42 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, April 2, 1988 | 09:21 |
The Moon around March 31
More about this date
Thursday, March 31, 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.