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The Moon on Thursday, February 12, 1987: Waxing Gibbous, 98% lit

Waxing · 98.1% lit · ♌︎ Leo 07°

Moon age

13.9days

Moon phase on February 12, 1987Waxing Gibbous

Thursday 12 February 1987402,258 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, February 12, 1987, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.1% of its visible face lit, 13.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.

98.1%Illumination at noon UTC
13.9 dMoon age
402,258 km249,952 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (8°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 12, 1987 is on Friday, February 13, 1987 at 20:58 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 29, 1987 at 13:45 UTC, 14 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Thursday, February 5, 198716:21
Full Moon (after)Friday, February 13, 198720:58

The Moon around February 12

More about this date

Thursday, February 12, 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.