Waning · 83.2% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 05°
Moon age
19.4days
Moon phase on April 6, 1988Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, April 6, 1988, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 83.2% of its visible face lit, 19.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
83.2%Illumination at noon UTC
19.4 dMoon age
384,441 km238,881 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (5°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 6, 1988 is on Saturday, April 2, 1988 at 09:21 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 16, 1988 at 12:00 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, April 2, 1988 | 09:21 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, April 9, 1988 | 19:21 |
The Moon around April 6
More about this date
Wednesday, April 6, 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 April 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.