Waning · 47.4% lit · ♎︎ Libra 13°
Last Quarter at
04:57UTC
Moon phase on December 31, 1988Last Quarter
On Saturday, December 31, 1988, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 47.4% of its visible face lit, 22.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
47.4%Illumination at noon UTC
22.3 dMoon age
403,193 km250,533 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (13°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 31, 1988 is on Friday, December 23, 1988 at 05:29 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 7, 1989 at 19:22 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, December 23, 1988 | 05:29 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Saturday, December 31, 1988 | 04:57 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, January 7, 1989 | 19:22 |
The Moon around December 31
More about this date
Saturday, December 31, 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.