Waxing · 64.8% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 14°
Moon age
9.3days
Moon phase on September 20, 1988Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, September 20, 1988, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 64.8% of its visible face lit, 9.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
64.8%Illumination at noon UTC
9.3 dMoon age
374,136 km232,477 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (15°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 20, 1988 is on Sunday, September 25, 1988 at 19:07 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, September 11, 1988 at 04:49 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, September 19, 1988 | 03:18 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, September 25, 1988 | 19:07 |
The Moon around September 20
More about this date
Tuesday, September 20, 1988 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 11, 1988 to the new moon of October 10, 1988, a cycle of 29.71 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.