Waning · 0.0% lit · ♌︎ Leo 19°
New Moon at
12:31UTC
Moon phase on August 12, 1988New Moon
On Friday, August 12, 1988, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.0% of its visible face lit, 29.6 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.0%Illumination at noon UTC
29.6 dMoon age
404,919 km251,605 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (20°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 12, 1988 is on Friday, July 29, 1988 at 03:25 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 12, 1988 at 12:31 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, August 4, 1988 | 18:22 |
| New Moon (this day) | Friday, August 12, 1988 | 12:31 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, August 20, 1988 | 15:52 |
The Moon around August 12
More about this date
Friday, August 12, 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.