Waning · 45.1% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 24°
Last Quarter at
01:23UTC
Moon phase on May 9, 1988Last Quarter
On Monday, May 9, 1988, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 45.1% of its visible face lit, 23.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
45.1%Illumination at noon UTC
23.0 dMoon age
369,687 km229,713 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (25°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 9, 1988 is on Sunday, May 1, 1988 at 23:41 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 15, 1988 at 22:11 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, May 1, 1988 | 23:41 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Monday, May 9, 1988 | 01:23 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, May 15, 1988 | 22:11 |
The Moon around May 9
More about this date
Monday, May 9, 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.