Waning · 92.8% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 27°
Moon age
18.0days
Moon phase on April 16, 1987Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, April 16, 1987, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 92.8% of its visible face lit, 18.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
92.8%Illumination at noon UTC
18.0 dMoon age
370,605 km230,283 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (27°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 16, 1987 is on Tuesday, April 14, 1987 at 02:31 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, April 28, 1987 at 01:35 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, April 14, 1987 | 02:31 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, April 20, 1987 | 22:15 |
The Moon around April 16
More about this date
Thursday, April 16, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.