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Moon phase calendar May 1988

Day	Phase	Illum.	Age	Rise (Tokyo)	Set (Tokyo)
1 Sun	Full moon	99%	14.6	17:53	04:01
2 Mon	Full moon 08:40	100%	15.6	18:59	04:30
3 Tue	Full moon	98%	16.6	20:06	05:04
4 Wed	Waning gibbous	95%	17.6	21:14	05:45
5 Thu	Waning gibbous	89%	18.6	22:18	06:36
6 Fri	Waning gibbous	81%	19.6	23:14	07:36
7 Sat	Waning gibbous	71%	20.6	–	08:44
8 Sun	Last quarter	61%	21.6	00:02	09:56
9 Mon	Last quarter 10:22	49%	22.6	00:41	11:09
10 Tue	Last quarter	38%	23.6	01:15	12:20
11 Wed	Waning crescent	27%	24.6	01:45	13:30
12 Thu	Waning crescent	18%	25.6	02:12	14:39
13 Fri	Waning crescent	10%	26.6	02:39	15:48
14 Sat	Waning crescent	4%	27.6	03:08	16:58
15 Sun	New moon	1%	28.6	03:40	18:08
16 Mon	New moon 07:10	0%	0.2	04:16	19:18
17 Tue	New moon	2%	1.2	04:59	20:25
18 Wed	Waxing crescent	6%	2.2	05:49	21:25
19 Thu	Waxing crescent	11%	3.2	06:45	22:16
20 Fri	Waxing crescent	18%	4.2	07:45	22:59
21 Sat	Waxing crescent	26%	5.2	08:47	23:34
22 Sun	First quarter	35%	6.2	09:48	–
23 Mon	First quarter	45%	7.2	10:47	00:04
24 Tue	First quarter 01:48	54%	8.2	11:45	00:29
25 Wed	First quarter	64%	9.2	12:42	00:53
26 Thu	Waxing gibbous	72%	10.2	13:39	01:15
27 Fri	Waxing gibbous	81%	11.2	14:37	01:38
28 Sat	Waxing gibbous	88%	12.2	15:38	02:02
29 Sun	Waxing gibbous	94%	13.2	16:43	02:29
30 Mon	Full moon	98%	14.2	17:50	03:00
31 Tue	Full moon 19:53	100%	15.2	18:59	03:39

Computed with the JPL DE421 ephemeris and Skyfield (JST). Illumination and age are for 12:00 JST; moonrise and moonset are for Tokyo. Distances are centre to centre. "Supermoon" is not a formal astronomical term.

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Daily moon phase, illumination, age and Tokyo moonrise/moonset for May 1988. Full moon: May 2, May 31 (388,160 km away).