Waxing · 99.9% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 21°
Full Moon at
12:50UTC
Moon phase on May 13, 1987Full Moon
On Wednesday, May 13, 1987, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 15.4 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
15.4 dMoon age
367,769 km228,521 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (22°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Flower Moon, 367,651 km from Earth. Supermoon
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 13, 1987 is on Wednesday, May 13, 1987 at 12:50 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 27, 1987 at 15:14 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, May 6, 1987 | 02:26 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Wednesday, May 13, 1987 | 12:50 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, May 20, 1987 | 04:02 |
The Moon around May 13
More about this date
Wednesday, May 13, 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.