Waning · 43.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 03°
Moon age
22.3days
Moon phase on July 18, 1987Waning Crescent
On Saturday, July 18, 1987, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 43.3% of its visible face lit, 22.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
43.3%Illumination at noon UTC
22.3 dMoon age
388,471 km241,384 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (3°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 18, 1987 is on Saturday, July 11, 1987 at 03:33 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, July 25, 1987 at 20:38 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, July 17, 1987 | 20:17 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, July 25, 1987 | 20:38 |
The Moon around July 18
More about this date
Saturday, July 18, 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.
- 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.