Waning · 8.2% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 25°
Moon age
26.6days
Moon phase on August 21, 1987Waning Crescent
On Friday, August 21, 1987, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 8.2% of its visible face lit, 26.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
8.2%Illumination at noon UTC
26.6 dMoon age
406,112 km252,346 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (25°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 21, 1987 is on Sunday, August 9, 1987 at 10:17 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 24, 1987 at 11:59 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, August 16, 1987 | 08:25 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, August 24, 1987 | 11:59 |
The Moon around August 21
More about this date
Friday, August 21, 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.