Waning · 95.8% lit · ♎︎ Libra 19°
Moon age
17.5days
Moon phase on March 17, 1987Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, March 17, 1987, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 95.8% of its visible face lit, 17.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
95.8%Illumination at noon UTC
17.5 dMoon age
381,925 km237,317 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (20°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 17, 1987 is on Sunday, March 15, 1987 at 13:13 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, March 29, 1987 at 12:46 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, March 15, 1987 | 13:13 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, March 22, 1987 | 16:22 |
The Moon around March 17
More about this date
Tuesday, March 17, 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.