Waxing · 78.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 17°
Moon age
10.6days
Moon phase on August 5, 1987Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, August 5, 1987, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 78.5% of its visible face lit, 10.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
78.5%Illumination at noon UTC
10.6 dMoon age
366,833 km227,940 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (17°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 5, 1987 is on Sunday, August 9, 1987 at 10:17 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, July 25, 1987 at 20:38 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, August 2, 1987 | 19:24 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, August 9, 1987 | 10:17 |
The Moon around August 5
More about this date
Wednesday, August 5, 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 August 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.