Waxing · 48.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 00°
First Quarter at
16:49UTC
Moon phase on May 23, 1988First Quarter
On Monday, May 23, 1988, the Moon was a First Quarter: 48.2% of its visible face lit, 7.6 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
48.2%Illumination at noon UTC
7.6 dMoon age
404,079 km251,083 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (0°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 23, 1988 is on Tuesday, May 31, 1988 at 10:54 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 15, 1988 at 22:11 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, May 15, 1988 | 22:11 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Monday, May 23, 1988 | 16:49 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, May 31, 1988 | 10:54 |
The Moon around May 23
More about this date
Monday, May 23, 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.