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The Moon on Monday, April 13, 1987: Waxing Gibbous, 100% lit

Waxing · 99.6% lit · ♎︎ Libra 15°

Moon age

15.0days

Moon phase on April 13, 1987Waxing Gibbous

Monday 13 April 1987380,151 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, April 13, 1987, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.6% of its visible face lit, 15.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.

99.6%Illumination at noon UTC
15.0 dMoon age
380,151 km236,215 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (15°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 13, 1987 is on Tuesday, April 14, 1987 at 02:31 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, April 28, 1987 at 01:35 UTC, 15 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Monday, April 6, 198707:48
Full Moon (after)Tuesday, April 14, 198702:31

The Moon around April 13

More about this date

Monday, April 13, 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.