Moon calendar
November 1988
- 1 Last qtr
- 2 38%
- 3 29%
- 4 21%
- 5 14%
- 6 8%
- 7 4%
- 8 1%
- 9 New
- 10 1%
- 11 5%
- 12 10%
- 13 18%
- 14 27%
- 15 37%
- 16 First qtr
- 17 59%
- 18 70%
- 19 80%
- 20 89%
- 21 95%
- 22 99%
- 23 Full
- 24 98%
- 25 95%
- 26 89%
- 27 82%
- 28 74%
- 29 65%
- 30 56%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in November 1988
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5:12 AM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.
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6:21 AM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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9:20 AM
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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2:15 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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4:35 PM
Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.
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4:35 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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9:07 AM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,500 km.
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9:52 PM
Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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10:53 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.