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The Moon on Saturday, July 2, 1988: Waning Gibbous, 90% lit

Waning · 90.1% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 17°

Moon age

18.1days

Moon phase on July 2, 1988Waning Gibbous

Saturday 2 July 1988363,704 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, July 2, 1988, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 90.1% of its visible face lit, 18.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

90.1%Illumination at noon UTC
18.1 dMoon age
363,704 km225,995 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (17°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 2, 1988 is on Wednesday, June 29, 1988 at 19:46 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, July 13, 1988 at 21:53 UTC, 11 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Wednesday, June 29, 198819:46
Last Quarter (after)Wednesday, July 6, 198811:36

The Moon around July 2

More about this date

Saturday, July 2, 1988 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 14, 1988 to the new moon of July 13, 1988, a cycle of 29.53 days.