Waxing · 54.0% lit · ♌︎ Leo 19°
First Quarter at
02:26UTC
Moon phase on May 6, 1987First Quarter
On Wednesday, May 6, 1987, the Moon was a First Quarter: 54.0% of its visible face lit, 8.4 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
54.0%Illumination at noon UTC
8.4 dMoon age
400,992 km249,165 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (20°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 1987 is on Wednesday, May 13, 1987 at 12:50 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, April 28, 1987 at 01:35 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, April 28, 1987 | 01:35 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, May 6, 1987 | 02:26 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, May 13, 1987 | 12:50 |
The Moon around May 6
More about this date
Wednesday, May 6, 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 May 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.