Waning · 46.4% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 03°
Last Quarter at
04:02UTC
Moon phase on May 20, 1987Last Quarter
On Wednesday, May 20, 1987, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 46.4% of its visible face lit, 22.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
46.4%Illumination at noon UTC
22.4 dMoon age
374,017 km232,403 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (3°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 20, 1987 is on Wednesday, May 13, 1987 at 12:50 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 27, 1987 at 15:14 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, May 13, 1987 | 12:50 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, May 20, 1987 | 04:02 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, May 27, 1987 | 15:14 |
The Moon around May 20
More about this date
Wednesday, May 20, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.