Waning · 42.2% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 22°
Moon age
22.6days
Moon phase on August 5, 1988Waning Crescent
On Friday, August 5, 1988, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 42.2% of its visible face lit, 22.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
42.2%Illumination at noon UTC
22.6 dMoon age
381,791 km237,234 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (22°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 5, 1988 is on Friday, July 29, 1988 at 03:25 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 12, 1988 at 12:31 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, August 4, 1988 | 18:22 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, August 12, 1988 | 12:31 |
The Moon around August 5
More about this date
Friday, August 5, 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 August 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.