Waning · 0.2% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 08°
New Moon at
13:45UTC
Moon phase on January 29, 1987New Moon
On Thursday, January 29, 1987, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.4 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.4 dMoon age
359,873 km223,615 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (8°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 29, 1987 is on Thursday, January 15, 1987 at 02:31 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 29, 1987 at 13:45 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, January 22, 1987 | 22:46 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, January 29, 1987 | 13:45 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, February 5, 1987 | 16:21 |
The Moon around January 29
More about this date
Thursday, January 29, 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.