Waning · 58.8% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 12°
Moon age
20.6days
Moon phase on August 15, 1987Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, August 15, 1987, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 58.8% of its visible face lit, 20.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
58.8%Illumination at noon UTC
20.6 dMoon age
387,792 km240,963 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (12°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 15, 1987 is on Sunday, August 9, 1987 at 10:17 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 24, 1987 at 11:59 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, August 9, 1987 | 10:17 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, August 16, 1987 | 08:25 |
The Moon around August 15
More about this date
Saturday, August 15, 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.
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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.