Waxing · 82.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 29°
Moon age
10.4days
Moon phase on January 10, 1987Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, January 10, 1987, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 82.1% of its visible face lit, 10.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
82.1%Illumination at noon UTC
10.4 dMoon age
403,387 km250,653 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (30°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 10, 1987 is on Thursday, January 15, 1987 at 02:31 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 31, 1986 at 03:10 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, January 6, 1987 | 22:35 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, January 15, 1987 | 02:31 |
The Moon around January 10
More about this date
Saturday, January 10, 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.