Waning · 2.7% lit · ♈︎ Aries 16°
Moon age
28.0days
Moon phase on April 26, 1987Waning Crescent
On Sunday, April 26, 1987, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 2.7% of its visible face lit, 28.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
2.7%Illumination at noon UTC
28.0 dMoon age
383,753 km238,453 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (17°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 26, 1987 is on Tuesday, April 14, 1987 at 02:31 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, April 28, 1987 at 01:35 UTC, 2 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 26
More about this date
Sunday, April 26, 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.