Waning · 86.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 28°
Moon age
19.0days
Moon phase on May 5, 1988Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, May 5, 1988, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 86.1% of its visible face lit, 19.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
86.1%Illumination at noon UTC
19.0 dMoon age
376,673 km234,054 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (29°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 5, 1988 is on Sunday, May 1, 1988 at 23:41 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 15, 1988 at 22:11 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, May 1, 1988 | 23:41 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, May 9, 1988 | 01:23 |
The Moon around May 5
More about this date
Thursday, May 5, 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 May 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.