Waning · 11.4% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 26°
Moon age
26.5days
Moon phase on March 26, 1987Waning Crescent
On Thursday, March 26, 1987, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 11.4% of its visible face lit, 26.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
11.4%Illumination at noon UTC
26.5 dMoon age
370,079 km229,956 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (26°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 26, 1987 is on Sunday, March 15, 1987 at 13:13 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, March 29, 1987 at 12:46 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, March 22, 1987 | 16:22 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, March 29, 1987 | 12:46 |
The Moon around March 26
More about this date
Thursday, March 26, 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.