Waxing · 0.3% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 20°
New Moon at
05:36UTC
Moon phase on December 9, 1988New Moon
On Friday, December 9, 1988, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.9 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.9 dMoon age
382,363 km237,589 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (21°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 9, 1988 is on Friday, December 23, 1988 at 05:29 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 9, 1988 at 05:36 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, December 1, 1988 | 06:50 |
| New Moon (this day) | Friday, December 9, 1988 | 05:36 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, December 16, 1988 | 05:40 |
The Moon around December 9
More about this date
Friday, December 9, 1988 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 9, 1988 to the new moon of January 7, 1989, a cycle of 29.57 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.