Waxing · 92.2% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 28°
Moon age
12.3days
Moon phase on September 23, 1988Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, September 23, 1988, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 92.2% of its visible face lit, 12.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
92.2%Illumination at noon UTC
12.3 dMoon age
360,198 km223,817 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (28°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 23, 1988 is on Sunday, September 25, 1988 at 19:07 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, September 11, 1988 at 04:49 UTC, 12 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 23
More about this date
Friday, September 23, 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.
- 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.