Waning · 46.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 15°
Last Quarter at
03:50UTC
Moon phase on September 3, 1988Last Quarter
On Saturday, September 3, 1988, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 46.6% of its visible face lit, 22.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
46.6%Illumination at noon UTC
22.0 dMoon age
386,908 km240,414 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (15°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 3, 1988 is on Saturday, August 27, 1988 at 10:56 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, September 11, 1988 at 04:49 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, August 27, 1988 | 10:56 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Saturday, September 3, 1988 | 03:50 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, September 11, 1988 | 04:49 |
The Moon around September 3
More about this date
Saturday, September 3, 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 September 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.