Waxing · 51.8% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 18°
First Quarter at
07:48UTC
Moon phase on April 6, 1987First Quarter
On Monday, April 6, 1987, the Moon was a First Quarter: 51.8% of its visible face lit, 8.0 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
51.8%Illumination at noon UTC
8.0 dMoon age
404,272 km251,203 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (18°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 6, 1987 is on Tuesday, April 14, 1987 at 02:31 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, March 29, 1987 at 12:46 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, March 29, 1987 | 12:46 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Monday, April 6, 1987 | 07:48 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, April 14, 1987 | 02:31 |
The Moon around April 6
More about this date
Monday, April 6, 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.