Waxing · 48.4% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 14°
First Quarter at
16:21UTC
Moon phase on February 5, 1987First Quarter
On Thursday, February 5, 1987, the Moon was a First Quarter: 48.4% of its visible face lit, 6.9 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
48.4%Illumination at noon UTC
6.9 dMoon age
395,879 km245,988 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (14°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 5, 1987 is on Friday, February 13, 1987 at 20:58 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 29, 1987 at 13:45 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, January 29, 1987 | 13:45 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, February 5, 1987 | 16:21 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, February 13, 1987 | 20:58 |
The Moon around February 5
More about this date
Thursday, February 5, 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 February 1987, or the whole moon calendar 1987.
- The same date one year apart: 1986 · 1988.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.