Waning · 99.2% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 29°
Moon age
15.9days
Moon phase on June 12, 1987Waning Gibbous
On Friday, June 12, 1987, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 99.2% of its visible face lit, 15.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
99.2%Illumination at noon UTC
15.9 dMoon age
359,484 km223,373 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (30°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 12, 1987 is on Thursday, June 11, 1987 at 20:49 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, June 26, 1987 at 05:37 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, June 11, 1987 | 20:49 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, June 18, 1987 | 11:03 |
The Moon around June 12
More about this date
Friday, June 12, 1987 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 27, 1987 to the new moon of June 26, 1987, a cycle of 29.60 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in June 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.