Waxing · 87.3% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 01°
Moon age
11.6days
Moon phase on August 6, 1987Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, August 6, 1987, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 87.3% of its visible face lit, 11.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
87.3%Illumination at noon UTC
11.6 dMoon age
362,384 km225,175 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (2°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 6, 1987 is on Sunday, August 9, 1987 at 10:17 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, July 25, 1987 at 20:38 UTC, 12 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 6
More about this date
Thursday, August 6, 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.