Waxing · 42.3% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 06°
Moon age
7.0days
Moon phase on April 5, 1987Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, April 5, 1987, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 42.3% of its visible face lit, 7.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
42.3%Illumination at noon UTC
7.0 dMoon age
403,913 km250,980 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (6°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 5, 1987 is on Tuesday, April 14, 1987 at 02:31 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, March 29, 1987 at 12:46 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, March 29, 1987 | 12:46 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, April 6, 1987 | 07:48 |
The Moon around April 5
More about this date
Sunday, April 5, 1987 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 29, 1987 to the new moon of April 28, 1987, a cycle of 29.53 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 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.