Waxing · 45.6% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 19°
First Quarter at
21:35UTC
Moon phase on November 16, 1988First Quarter
On Wednesday, November 16, 1988, the Moon was a First Quarter: 45.6% of its visible face lit, 6.9 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
45.6%Illumination at noon UTC
6.9 dMoon age
372,686 km231,576 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (19°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 16, 1988 is on Wednesday, November 23, 1988 at 15:53 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, November 9, 1988 at 14:20 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, November 9, 1988 | 14:20 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, November 16, 1988 | 21:35 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, November 23, 1988 | 15:53 |
The Moon around November 16
More about this date
Wednesday, November 16, 1988 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 9, 1988 to the new moon of December 9, 1988, a cycle of 29.64 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in November 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.