Waning · 44.1% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 09°
Moon age
23.4days
Moon phase on January 23, 1987Waning Crescent
On Friday, January 23, 1987, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 44.1% of its visible face lit, 23.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
44.1%Illumination at noon UTC
23.4 dMoon age
375,725 km233,465 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (10°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 23, 1987 is on Thursday, January 15, 1987 at 02:31 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 29, 1987 at 13:45 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, January 22, 1987 | 22:46 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, January 29, 1987 | 13:45 |
The Moon around January 23
More about this date
Friday, January 23, 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.