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The Moon on Wednesday, February 18, 1987: Waning Gibbous, 79% lit

Waning · 79.4% lit · ♎︎ Libra 23°

Moon age

19.9days

Moon phase on February 18, 1987Waning Gibbous

Wednesday 18 February 1987383,624 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, February 18, 1987, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 79.4% of its visible face lit, 19.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

79.4%Illumination at noon UTC
19.9 dMoon age
383,624 km238,373 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (23°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 18, 1987 is on Friday, February 13, 1987 at 20:58 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 28, 1987 at 00:51 UTC, 10 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Friday, February 13, 198720:58
Last Quarter (after)Saturday, February 21, 198708:56

The Moon around February 18

More about this date

Wednesday, February 18, 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.