Waning · 0.8% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 07°
Moon age
28.9days
Moon phase on December 8, 1988Waning Crescent
On Thursday, December 8, 1988, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.8% of its visible face lit, 28.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.8%Illumination at noon UTC
28.9 dMoon age
386,308 km240,041 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (8°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 8, 1988 is on Friday, December 23, 1988 at 05:29 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 9, 1988 at 05:36 UTC, 1 day 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 8
More about this date
Thursday, December 8, 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.