Waxing · 0.3% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 15°
New Moon at
00:51UTC
Moon phase on February 28, 1987New Moon
On Saturday, February 28, 1987, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.9 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.9 dMoon age
369,415 km229,544 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (16°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 28, 1987 is on Friday, February 13, 1987 at 20:58 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 28, 1987 at 00:51 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, February 21, 1987 | 08:56 |
| New Moon (this day) | Saturday, February 28, 1987 | 00:51 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, March 7, 1987 | 11:58 |
The Moon around February 28
More about this date
Saturday, February 28, 1987 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 28, 1987 to the new moon of March 29, 1987, a cycle of 29.50 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.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.