Waxing · 11.6% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 04°
Moon age
3.6days
Moon phase on July 17, 1988Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, July 17, 1988, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 11.6% of its visible face lit, 3.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
11.6%Illumination at noon UTC
3.6 dMoon age
405,369 km251,885 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (5°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 17, 1988 is on Friday, July 29, 1988 at 03:25 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, July 13, 1988 at 21:53 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, July 13, 1988 | 21:53 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, July 22, 1988 | 02:14 |
The Moon around July 17
More about this date
Sunday, July 17, 1988 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 13, 1988 to the new moon of August 12, 1988, a cycle of 29.61 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.
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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.