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The Moon on Thursday, April 30, 1987: Waxing Crescent, 6% lit

Waxing · 6.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 07°

Moon age

2.4days

Moon phase on April 30, 1987Waxing Crescent

Thursday 30 April 1987398,131 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, April 30, 1987, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 6.1% of its visible face lit, 2.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.

6.1%Illumination at noon UTC
2.4 dMoon age
398,131 km247,387 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (8°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 30, 1987 is on Wednesday, May 13, 1987 at 12:50 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, April 28, 1987 at 01:35 UTC, 2 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Tuesday, April 28, 198701:35
First Quarter (after)Wednesday, May 6, 198702:26

The Moon around April 30

More about this date

Thursday, April 30, 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.