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The Moon on Monday, June 15, 1987: Waning Gibbous, 81% lit

Waning · 81.4% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 14°

Moon age

18.9days

Moon phase on June 15, 1987Waning Gibbous

Monday 15 June 1987364,054 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, June 15, 1987, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 81.4% of its visible face lit, 18.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

81.4%Illumination at noon UTC
18.9 dMoon age
364,054 km226,213 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (15°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to June 15, 1987 is on Thursday, June 11, 1987 at 20:49 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, June 26, 1987 at 05:37 UTC, 11 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Thursday, June 11, 198720:49
Last Quarter (after)Thursday, June 18, 198711:03

The Moon around June 15

More about this date

Monday, June 15, 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.