Waxing · 98.7% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 27°
Moon age
14.6days
Moon phase on May 30, 1988Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, May 30, 1988, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.7% of its visible face lit, 14.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
98.7%Illumination at noon UTC
14.6 dMoon age
381,394 km236,987 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (27°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 30, 1988 is on Tuesday, May 31, 1988 at 10:54 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 15, 1988 at 22:11 UTC, 15 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, May 23, 1988 | 16:49 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, May 31, 1988 | 10:54 |
The Moon around May 30
More about this date
Monday, May 30, 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.
- 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.