Waning · 65.9% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 19°
Moon age
20.3days
Moon phase on December 29, 1988Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, December 29, 1988, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 65.9% of its visible face lit, 20.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
65.9%Illumination at noon UTC
20.3 dMoon age
404,080 km251,083 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (20°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 29, 1988 is on Friday, December 23, 1988 at 05:29 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 7, 1989 at 19:22 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, December 23, 1988 | 05:29 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, December 31, 1988 | 04:57 |
The Moon around December 29
More about this date
Thursday, December 29, 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.