Waning · 99.8% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 10°
Full Moon at
10:54UTC
Moon phase on May 31, 1988Full Moon
On Tuesday, May 31, 1988, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 15.6 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.6 dMoon age
377,226 km234,397 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (11°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Flower Moon, 377,404 km from Earth. Blue Moon (monthly)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 31, 1988 is on Tuesday, May 31, 1988 at 10:54 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, June 14, 1988 at 09:14 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, May 23, 1988 | 16:49 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Tuesday, May 31, 1988 | 10:54 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, June 7, 1988 | 06:22 |
The Moon around May 31
More about this date
Tuesday, May 31, 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.