Waxing · 97.6% lit · ♎︎ Libra 22°
Moon age
14.0days
Moon phase on April 30, 1988Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, April 30, 1988, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.6% of its visible face lit, 14.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.6%Illumination at noon UTC
14.0 dMoon age
393,758 km244,670 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (23°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 30, 1988 is on Sunday, May 1, 1988 at 23:41 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 16, 1988 at 12:00 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, April 23, 1988 | 22:32 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, May 1, 1988 | 23:41 |
The Moon around April 30
More about this date
Saturday, April 30, 1988 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 16, 1988 to the new moon of May 15, 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.