Waxing · 20.8% lit · ♎︎ Libra 18°
Moon age
5.0days
Moon phase on August 17, 1988Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, August 17, 1988, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 20.8% of its visible face lit, 5.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
20.8%Illumination at noon UTC
5.0 dMoon age
402,450 km250,071 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (19°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 17, 1988 is on Saturday, August 27, 1988 at 10:56 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 12, 1988 at 12:31 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, August 12, 1988 | 12:31 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, August 20, 1988 | 15:52 |
The Moon around August 17
More about this date
Wednesday, August 17, 1988 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 12, 1988 to the new moon of September 11, 1988, a cycle of 29.68 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.
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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.