Waning · 86.0% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 19°
Moon age
17.6days
Moon phase on October 28, 1988Waning Gibbous
On Friday, October 28, 1988, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 86.0% of its visible face lit, 17.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
86.0%Illumination at noon UTC
17.6 dMoon age
379,010 km235,506 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (19°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 28, 1988 is on Tuesday, October 25, 1988 at 04:36 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, November 9, 1988 at 14:20 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, October 25, 1988 | 04:36 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, November 1, 1988 | 10:12 |
The Moon around October 28
More about this date
Friday, October 28, 1988 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 10, 1988 to the new moon of November 9, 1988, a cycle of 29.69 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 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.