Waning · 63.4% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 14°
Moon age
21.5days
Moon phase on March 21, 1987Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, March 21, 1987, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 63.4% of its visible face lit, 21.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
63.4%Illumination at noon UTC
21.5 dMoon age
372,025 km231,165 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (15°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 21, 1987 is on Sunday, March 15, 1987 at 13:13 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, March 29, 1987 at 12:46 UTC, 8 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 21
More about this date
Saturday, March 21, 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.