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Moon phases May 1987

First quarter
Wed 06 May
02:26 UTC
Full · Flower
Wed 13 May
12:50 UTC
Last quarter
Wed 20 May
04:02 UTC
New moon
Wed 27 May
15:14 UTC

In May 1987 the primary moon phases are the First Quarter on Wednesday, May 6 at 02:26 UTC, the Full Moon on Wednesday, May 13 at 12:50 UTC, the Last Quarter on Wednesday, May 20 at 04:02 UTC and the New Moon on Wednesday, May 27 at 15:14 UTC. The full moon is the Flower Moon.

01 Waxing Crescent, 12% lit 12% 02 Waxing Crescent, 18% lit 18% 03 Waxing Crescent, 26% lit 26% 04 Waxing Crescent, 35% lit 35% 05 Waxing Crescent, 44% lit 44% 06First Q First Quarter, 54% lit 54%02:26 07 Waxing Gibbous, 64% lit 64% 08 Waxing Gibbous, 73% lit 73% 09 Waxing Gibbous, 81% lit 81% 10 Waxing Gibbous, 89% lit 89% 11 Waxing Gibbous, 95% lit 95% 12 Waxing Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 13Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%12:50 14 Waning Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 15 Waning Gibbous, 94% lit 94% 16 Waning Gibbous, 88% lit 88% 17 Waning Gibbous, 79% lit 79% 18 Waning Gibbous, 69% lit 69% 19 Waning Gibbous, 58% lit 58% 20Last Q Last Quarter, 46% lit 46%04:02 21 Waning Crescent, 35% lit 35% 22 Waning Crescent, 26% lit 26% 23 Waning Crescent, 17% lit 17% 24 Waning Crescent, 10% lit 10% 25 Waning Crescent, 5% lit 5% 26 Waning Crescent, 1% lit 1% 27New New Moon, 0% lit 0%15:14 28 Waxing Crescent, 1% lit 1% 29 Waxing Crescent, 3% lit 3% 30 Waxing Crescent, 8% lit 8% 31 Waxing Crescent, 14% lit 14%

Exact phase times

May 1987 has four primary moon phases: the First Quarter on May 6, the Full Moon on May 13, the Last Quarter on May 20 and the New Moon on May 27.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
First QuarterWednesday, May 6, 198702:26
Full MoonWednesday, May 13, 198712:50
Last QuarterWednesday, May 20, 198704:02
New MoonWednesday, May 27, 198715:14

Wednesday, May 13, 1987: Flower Moon, 367,651 km from Earth. Supermoon

Full moons · 1987

Twelve full moons, five super

15 Jan Wolf Micromoon 13 Feb Snow 15 Mar Worm 14 Apr Pink penumbral eclipse 13 May Flower Supermoon 11 Jun Straw­berry Supermoon 11 Jul Buck Supermoon 09 Aug Sturgeon Supermoon 07 Sept Corn Supermoon 07 Oct Harvest penumbral eclipse 05 Nov Beaver 05 Dec Cold