Waning · 2.6% lit · ♌︎ Leo 28°
Moon age
28.0days
Moon phase on September 9, 1988Waning Crescent
On Friday, September 9, 1988, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 2.6% of its visible face lit, 28.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
2.6%Illumination at noon UTC
28.0 dMoon age
406,026 km252,293 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (29°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 9, 1988 is on Saturday, August 27, 1988 at 10:56 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, September 11, 1988 at 04:49 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, September 3, 1988 | 03:50 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, September 11, 1988 | 04:49 |
The Moon around September 9
More about this date
Friday, September 9, 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.
- 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.