Waxing · 58.0% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 26°
Moon age
7.9days
Moon phase on February 6, 1987Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, February 6, 1987, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 58.0% of its visible face lit, 7.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
58.0%Illumination at noon UTC
7.9 dMoon age
400,070 km248,592 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (26°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 6, 1987 is on Friday, February 13, 1987 at 20:58 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 29, 1987 at 13:45 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, February 5, 1987 | 16:21 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, February 13, 1987 | 20:58 |
The Moon around February 6
More about this date
Friday, February 6, 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.