Waning · 8.1% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 11°
Moon age
26.9days
Moon phase on December 6, 1988Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, December 6, 1988, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 8.1% of its visible face lit, 26.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
8.1%Illumination at noon UTC
26.9 dMoon age
394,559 km245,168 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (12°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 6, 1988 is on Wednesday, November 23, 1988 at 15:53 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 9, 1988 at 05:36 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, December 1, 1988 | 06:50 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, December 9, 1988 | 05:36 |
The Moon around December 6
More about this date
Tuesday, December 6, 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 December 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.