Waning · 87.2% lit · ♎︎ Libra 10°
Moon age
18.9days
Moon phase on February 17, 1987Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, February 17, 1987, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 87.2% of its visible face lit, 18.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
87.2%Illumination at noon UTC
18.9 dMoon age
387,186 km240,586 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (10°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 17, 1987 is on Friday, February 13, 1987 at 20:58 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 28, 1987 at 00:51 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, February 13, 1987 | 20:58 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, February 21, 1987 | 08:56 |
The Moon around February 17
More about this date
Tuesday, February 17, 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.