Waning · 48.7% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 03°
Last Quarter at
08:56UTC
Moon phase on February 21, 1987Last Quarter
On Saturday, February 21, 1987, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 48.7% of its visible face lit, 22.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
48.7%Illumination at noon UTC
22.9 dMoon age
372,688 km231,578 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (4°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 21, 1987 is on Friday, February 13, 1987 at 20:58 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 28, 1987 at 00:51 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, February 13, 1987 | 20:58 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Saturday, February 21, 1987 | 08:56 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, February 28, 1987 | 00:51 |
The Moon around February 21
More about this date
Saturday, February 21, 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.