Waning · 65.3% lit · ♎︎ Libra 13°
Moon age
21.4days
Moon phase on January 21, 1987Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, January 21, 1987, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 65.3% of its visible face lit, 21.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
65.3%Illumination at noon UTC
21.4 dMoon age
385,832 km239,745 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (13°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 21, 1987 is on Thursday, January 15, 1987 at 02:31 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 29, 1987 at 13:45 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, January 15, 1987 | 02:31 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, January 22, 1987 | 22:46 |
The Moon around January 21
More about this date
Wednesday, January 21, 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.