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Moon phases August 1987

First quarter
Sun 02 Aug
19:24 UTC
Full · Sturgeon
Sun 09 Aug
10:17 UTC
Last quarter
Sun 16 Aug
08:25 UTC
New moon
Mon 24 Aug
11:59 UTC

In August 1987 the primary moon phases are the First Quarter on Sunday, August 2 at 19:24 UTC, the Full Moon on Sunday, August 9 at 10:17 UTC, the Last Quarter on Sunday, August 16 at 08:25 UTC and the New Moon on Monday, August 24 at 11:59 UTC. The full moon is the Sturgeon Moon.

01 Waxing Crescent, 37% lit 37% 02First Q First Quarter, 47% lit 47%19:24 03 Waxing Gibbous, 58% lit 58% 04 Waxing Gibbous, 68% lit 68% 05 Waxing Gibbous, 78% lit 78% 06 Waxing Gibbous, 87% lit 87% 07 Waxing Gibbous, 94% lit 94% 08 Waxing Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 09Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%10:17 10 Waning Gibbous, 98% lit 98% 11 Waning Gibbous, 94% lit 94% 12 Waning Gibbous, 87% lit 87% 13 Waning Gibbous, 78% lit 78% 14 Waning Gibbous, 69% lit 69% 15 Waning Gibbous, 59% lit 59% 16Last Q Last Quarter, 49% lit 49%08:25 17 Waning Crescent, 39% lit 39% 18 Waning Crescent, 30% lit 30% 19 Waning Crescent, 21% lit 21% 20 Waning Crescent, 14% lit 14% 21 Waning Crescent, 8% lit 8% 22 Waning Crescent, 4% lit 4% 23 Waning Crescent, 1% lit 1% 24New New Moon, 0% lit 0%11:59 25 Waxing Crescent, 1% lit 1% 26 Waxing Crescent, 4% lit 4% 27 Waxing Crescent, 8% lit 8% 28 Waxing Crescent, 15% lit 15% 29 Waxing Crescent, 23% lit 23% 30 Waxing Crescent, 32% lit 32% 31 Waxing Crescent, 43% lit 43%

Exact phase times

August 1987 has four primary moon phases: the First Quarter on August 2, the Full Moon on August 9, the Last Quarter on August 16 and the New Moon on August 24.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
First QuarterSunday, August 2, 198719:24
Full MoonSunday, August 9, 198710:17
Last QuarterSunday, August 16, 198708:25
New MoonMonday, August 24, 198711:59

Sunday, August 9, 1987: Sturgeon Moon, 358,010 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