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Moon phase calendar 1987

Full moons
12
New moons
12
Supermoons
5
Blue moons
0
Lunar eclipses
2

1987 has 12 full moons and 12 new moons. 5 full moons are supermoons. There are 2 lunar eclipses. All times are UTC.

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All moon phases in 1987 (UTC)

New MoonFirst QuarterFull MoonLast Quarter
–Jan 6 22:35Jan 15 02:31Jan 22 22:46
Jan 29 13:45Feb 5 16:21Feb 13 20:58Feb 21 08:56
Feb 28 00:51Mar 7 11:58Mar 15 13:13Mar 22 16:22
Mar 29 12:46Apr 6 07:48Apr 14 02:31Apr 20 22:15
Apr 28 01:35May 6 02:26May 13 12:50May 20 04:02
May 27 15:14Jun 4 18:53Jun 11 20:49Jun 18 11:03
Jun 26 05:37Jul 4 08:34Jul 11 03:33Jul 17 20:17
Jul 25 20:38Aug 2 19:24Aug 9 10:17Aug 16 08:25
Aug 24 11:59Sep 1 03:48Sep 7 18:13Sep 14 23:45
Sep 23 03:08Sep 30 10:39Oct 7 04:12Oct 14 18:06
Oct 22 17:28Oct 29 17:10Nov 5 16:46Nov 13 14:38
Nov 21 06:33Nov 28 00:37Dec 5 08:01Dec 13 11:41
Dec 20 18:25Dec 27 10:01––

Full moons of 1987 and their names

1987 has 12 full moons, from the Wolf Moon on January 15 to the Cold Moon on December 5.

Date (UTC)NameDistanceNotes
Thursday, January 15, 1987, 02:31Wolf Moon405,177 kmMicromoon
Friday, February 13, 1987, 20:58Snow Moon398,802 km
Sunday, March 15, 1987, 13:13Worm Moon388,818 km
Tuesday, April 14, 1987, 02:31Pink Moon377,665 kmPenumbral lunar eclipse
Wednesday, May 13, 1987, 12:50Flower Moon367,651 kmSupermoon
Thursday, June 11, 1987, 20:49Strawberry Moon360,461 kmSupermoon
Saturday, July 11, 1987, 03:33Buck Moon357,099 kmClosest supermoon of the year
Sunday, August 9, 1987, 10:17Sturgeon Moon358,010 kmSupermoon
Monday, September 7, 1987, 18:13Corn Moon363,149 kmSupermoon
Wednesday, October 7, 1987, 04:12Harvest Moon371,874 kmPenumbral lunar eclipse
Thursday, November 5, 1987, 16:46Beaver Moon (also Hunter's Moon)382,797 km
Saturday, December 5, 1987, 08:01Cold Moon393,789 km

Full moons · 1987

Twelve full moons, five super

Month by month

In 1987, the 12 new moons run from January 29 to December 20, and each month below shows the Moon's phase day by day.