Waxing · 8.5% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 15°
Moon age
2.4days
Moon phase on January 2, 1987Waxing Crescent
On Friday, January 2, 1987, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 8.5% of its visible face lit, 2.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
8.5%Illumination at noon UTC
2.4 dMoon age
362,769 km225,414 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (15°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 2, 1987 is on Thursday, January 15, 1987 at 02:31 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 31, 1986 at 03:10 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, December 31, 1986 | 03:10 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, January 6, 1987 | 22:35 |
The Moon around January 2
More about this date
Friday, January 2, 1987 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 31, 1986 to the new moon of January 29, 1987, a cycle of 29.44 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1987, or the whole moon calendar 1987.
- The same date one year apart: 1986 · 1988.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.