Waning · 20.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 06°
Moon age
24.9days
Moon phase on June 21, 1987Waning Crescent
On Sunday, June 21, 1987, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 20.3% of its visible face lit, 24.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
20.3%Illumination at noon UTC
24.9 dMoon age
392,195 km243,699 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (6°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 21, 1987 is on Thursday, June 11, 1987 at 20:49 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, June 26, 1987 at 05:37 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, June 18, 1987 | 11:03 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, June 26, 1987 | 05:37 |
The Moon around June 21
More about this date
Sunday, June 21, 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.