Waning · 28.5% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 12°
Moon age
24.1days
Moon phase on July 8, 1988Waning Crescent
On Friday, July 8, 1988, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 28.5% of its visible face lit, 24.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
28.5%Illumination at noon UTC
24.1 dMoon age
380,447 km236,399 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (12°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 8, 1988 is on Wednesday, June 29, 1988 at 19:46 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, July 13, 1988 at 21:53 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, July 6, 1988 | 11:36 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, July 13, 1988 | 21:53 |
The Moon around July 8
More about this date
Friday, July 8, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 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.