Waning · 100.0% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 05°
Full Moon at
10:56UTC
Moon phase on August 27, 1988Full Moon
On Saturday, August 27, 1988, the Moon was a Full Moon: 100.0% of its visible face lit, 15.0 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
100.0%Illumination at noon UTC
15.0 dMoon age
357,134 km221,913 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (5°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Sturgeon Moon, 357,154 km from Earth. Closest supermoon of the yearPartial lunar eclipse
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 27, 1988 is on Saturday, August 27, 1988 at 10:56 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, September 11, 1988 at 04:49 UTC, 15 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, August 20, 1988 | 15:52 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Saturday, August 27, 1988 | 10:56 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, September 3, 1988 | 03:50 |
The Moon around August 27
More about this date
Saturday, August 27, 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.