Waxing · 27.1% lit · ♎︎ Libra 10°
Moon age
5.6days
Moon phase on July 31, 1987Waxing Crescent
On Friday, July 31, 1987, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 27.1% of its visible face lit, 5.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
27.1%Illumination at noon UTC
5.6 dMoon age
393,355 km244,419 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (10°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 31, 1987 is on Sunday, August 9, 1987 at 10:17 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, July 25, 1987 at 20:38 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, July 25, 1987 | 20:38 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, August 2, 1987 | 19:24 |
The Moon around July 31
More about this date
Friday, July 31, 1987 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 25, 1987 to the new moon of August 24, 1987, a cycle of 29.64 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.