Waxing · 5.4% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 07°
Moon age
1.9days
Moon phase on January 31, 1987Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, January 31, 1987, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 5.4% of its visible face lit, 1.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
5.4%Illumination at noon UTC
1.9 dMoon age
366,974 km228,027 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (8°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 31, 1987 is on Friday, February 13, 1987 at 20:58 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 29, 1987 at 13:45 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, January 29, 1987 | 13:45 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, February 5, 1987 | 16:21 |
The Moon around January 31
More about this date
Saturday, January 31, 1987 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 29, 1987 to the new moon of February 28, 1987, a cycle of 29.46 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.