Waning · 59.8% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 20°
Moon age
21.9days
Moon phase on February 20, 1987Waning Gibbous
On Friday, February 20, 1987, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 59.8% of its visible face lit, 21.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
59.8%Illumination at noon UTC
21.9 dMoon age
376,281 km233,810 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (20°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 20, 1987 is on Friday, February 13, 1987 at 20:58 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 28, 1987 at 00:51 UTC, 8 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 20
More about this date
Friday, February 20, 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.