Waning · 14.0% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 20°
Moon age
26.0days
Moon phase on April 24, 1987Waning Crescent
On Friday, April 24, 1987, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 14.0% of its visible face lit, 26.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
14.0%Illumination at noon UTC
26.0 dMoon age
377,566 km234,608 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (20°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 24, 1987 is on Tuesday, April 14, 1987 at 02:31 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, April 28, 1987 at 01:35 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, April 20, 1987 | 22:15 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, April 28, 1987 | 01:35 |
The Moon around April 24
More about this date
Friday, April 24, 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.