Moon calendar: May 1988

Moon phases in May 1988, in UK time: full moon – 2 May 00:43, last quarter – 9 May 02:23, new moon – 15 May 23:12, first quarter – 23 May 17:49, full moon – 31 May 11:55. There are two full moons this month; the second is known as a Blue Moon.

• Full moon 2 May, Monday 00:43
• Last quarter 9 May, Monday 02:23
• New moon 15 May, Sunday 23:12
• First quarter 23 May, Monday 17:49
• Full moon 31 May, Tuesday 11:55

Daily moon phases

Mo

Tu

We

Th

Fr

Sa

Su

1 100 %

2 Full moon 00:43

3 98 %

4 93 %

5 86 %

6 78 %

7 68 %

8 57 %

9 Last quarter 02:23

10 34 %

11 24 %

12 15 %

13 8 %

14 3 %

15 New moon 23:12

16 0 %

17 3 %

18 7 %

19 13 %

20 21 %

21 29 %

22 38 %

23 First quarter 17:49

24 57 %

25 66 %

26 75 %

27 83 %

28 90 %

29 95 %

30 99 %

31 Full moon 11:55

Times are UK local time. Percentages show the fraction of the Moon’s disc illuminated at local noon.

Moon image: NASA Scientific Visualization Studio (public domain).

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