Waning · 1.4% lit · ♈︎ Aries 12°
Moon age
28.4days
Moon phase on April 15, 1988Waning Crescent
On Friday, April 15, 1988, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.4% of its visible face lit, 28.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.4%Illumination at noon UTC
28.4 dMoon age
365,922 km227,373 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (12°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 15, 1988 is on Saturday, April 2, 1988 at 09:21 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 16, 1988 at 12:00 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, April 9, 1988 | 19:21 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, April 16, 1988 | 12:00 |
The Moon around April 15
More about this date
Friday, April 15, 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.
- 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.