Waxing · 2.8% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 29°
Moon age
1.5days
Moon phase on March 1, 1987Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, March 1, 1987, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.8% of its visible face lit, 1.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
2.8%Illumination at noon UTC
1.5 dMoon age
373,823 km232,283 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (30°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 1, 1987 is on Sunday, March 15, 1987 at 13:13 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 28, 1987 at 00:51 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, February 28, 1987 | 00:51 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, March 7, 1987 | 11:58 |
The Moon around March 1
More about this date
Sunday, March 1, 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 March 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.