Waning · 85.7% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 11°
Moon age
19.0days
Moon phase on April 17, 1987Waning Gibbous
On Friday, April 17, 1987, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 85.7% of its visible face lit, 19.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
85.7%Illumination at noon UTC
19.0 dMoon age
369,191 km229,405 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (11°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 17, 1987 is on Tuesday, April 14, 1987 at 02:31 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, April 28, 1987 at 01:35 UTC, 11 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 17
More about this date
Friday, April 17, 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.