The Moon on every day of 1988
What the Moon looked like the day you were born, for every day of 1988. Tap your day to see how much of it was lit, then start counting your exact time alive.
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1988 at a glance
Full moons13 full moons, including a blue moon on May 31.
Largest full moonAugust 27, 357,154 km away. The smallest was February 2 at 406,282 km.
Eclipses2 solar and 2 lunar, listed below.
Find your dayTap any day for its Moon, the date you turn 10,000 days old, and roughly when you pass 1 billion seconds.
Every day of 1988
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April 1988
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May 1988
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Full moons in 1988
- January 4, 01:41 UTC
- February 2, 20:52 UTC
- March 3, 16:01 UTC
- April 2, 09:21 UTC
- May 1, 23:41 UTC
- May 31, 10:54 UTC (blue moon)
- June 29, 19:46 UTC
- July 29, 03:25 UTC
- August 27, 10:56 UTC
- September 25, 19:07 UTC
- October 25, 04:36 UTC
- November 23, 15:53 UTC
- December 23, 05:29 UTC
New moons in 1988
- January 19, 05:26 UTC
- February 17, 15:54 UTC
- March 18, 02:02 UTC
- April 16, 12:00 UTC
- May 15, 22:11 UTC
- June 14, 09:14 UTC
- July 13, 21:53 UTC
- August 12, 12:31 UTC
- September 11, 04:49 UTC
- October 10, 21:49 UTC
- November 9, 14:20 UTC
- December 9, 05:36 UTC
Eclipses in 1988
- March 18: Total solar eclipse
- September 11: Annular solar eclipse
- March 3: Partial lunar eclipse
- August 27: Partial lunar eclipse
How this is worked out
Each day shows the Moon at 12:00 noon UTC, drawn as seen from the northern hemisphere, computed with astronomy-engine, the same engine Sky checks against NASA JPL Horizons. The Moon's phase is the same everywhere at one instant, but the date changes with time zones, so close to a new or full moon your local day can differ. Alive uses your exact birth time and place, and it stays on your phone.