Waxing · 3.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 16°
Moon age
1.6days
Moon phase on May 17, 1988Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, May 17, 1988, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 3.1% of its visible face lit, 1.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
3.1%Illumination at noon UTC
1.6 dMoon age
385,642 km239,627 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (16°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 17, 1988 is on Tuesday, May 31, 1988 at 10:54 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 15, 1988 at 22:11 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, May 15, 1988 | 22:11 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, May 23, 1988 | 16:49 |
The Moon around May 17
More about this date
Tuesday, May 17, 1988 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 15, 1988 to the new moon of June 14, 1988, a cycle of 29.46 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.