Waning · 64.4% lit · ♈︎ Aries 06°
Moon age
20.3days
Moon phase on July 16, 1987Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, July 16, 1987, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 64.4% of its visible face lit, 20.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
64.4%Illumination at noon UTC
20.3 dMoon age
376,887 km234,187 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (7°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 16, 1987 is on Saturday, July 11, 1987 at 03:33 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, July 25, 1987 at 20:38 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, July 11, 1987 | 03:33 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, July 17, 1987 | 20:17 |
The Moon around July 16
More about this date
Thursday, July 16, 1987 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 26, 1987 to the new moon of July 25, 1987, a cycle of 29.63 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 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.