Waning · 86.7% lit · ♈︎ Aries 20°
Moon age
18.0days
Moon phase on August 30, 1988Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, August 30, 1988, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 86.7% of its visible face lit, 18.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
86.7%Illumination at noon UTC
18.0 dMoon age
364,203 km226,305 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (20°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 30, 1988 is on Saturday, August 27, 1988 at 10:56 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, September 11, 1988 at 04:49 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, August 27, 1988 | 10:56 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, September 3, 1988 | 03:50 |
The Moon around August 30
More about this date
Tuesday, August 30, 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.