Waning · 5.2% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 10°
Moon age
27.5days
Moon phase on March 27, 1987Waning Crescent
On Friday, March 27, 1987, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 5.2% of its visible face lit, 27.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
5.2%Illumination at noon UTC
27.5 dMoon age
371,884 km231,078 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (10°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 27, 1987 is on Sunday, March 15, 1987 at 13:13 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, March 29, 1987 at 12:46 UTC, 2 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 27
More about this date
Friday, March 27, 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.