Waxing · 41.8% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 14°
Moon age
6.3days
Moon phase on December 15, 1988Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, December 15, 1988, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 41.8% of its visible face lit, 6.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
41.8%Illumination at noon UTC
6.3 dMoon age
370,443 km230,183 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (14°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 15, 1988 is on Friday, December 23, 1988 at 05:29 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 9, 1988 at 05:36 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, December 9, 1988 | 05:36 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, December 16, 1988 | 05:40 |
The Moon around December 15
More about this date
Thursday, December 15, 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.