Waning · 94.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 21°
Moon age
17.4days
Moon phase on May 15, 1987Waning Gibbous
On Friday, May 15, 1987, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 94.5% of its visible face lit, 17.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
94.5%Illumination at noon UTC
17.4 dMoon age
363,748 km226,023 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (21°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 15, 1987 is on Wednesday, May 13, 1987 at 12:50 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 27, 1987 at 15:14 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, May 13, 1987 | 12:50 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, May 20, 1987 | 04:02 |
The Moon around May 15
More about this date
Friday, May 15, 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.