Waxing · 0.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 12°
New Moon at
01:35UTC
Moon phase on April 28, 1987New Moon
On Tuesday, April 28, 1987, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 30.0 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
30.0 dMoon age
391,006 km242,960 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (13°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 28, 1987 is on Tuesday, April 14, 1987 at 02:31 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, April 28, 1987 at 01:35 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, April 20, 1987 | 22:15 |
| New Moon (this day) | Tuesday, April 28, 1987 | 01:35 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, May 6, 1987 | 02:26 |
The Moon around April 28
More about this date
Tuesday, April 28, 1987 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 28, 1987 to the new moon of May 27, 1987, a cycle of 29.57 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.