Waxing · 0.1% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 00°
New Moon at
11:59UTC
Moon phase on August 24, 1987New Moon
On Monday, August 24, 1987, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.6 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.6 dMoon age
402,929 km250,369 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (1°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 24, 1987 is on Monday, September 7, 1987 at 18:13 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 24, 1987 at 11:59 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, August 16, 1987 | 08:25 |
| New Moon (this day) | Monday, August 24, 1987 | 11:59 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, September 1, 1987 | 03:48 |
The Moon around August 24
More about this date
Monday, August 24, 1987 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 24, 1987 to the new moon of September 23, 1987, a cycle of 29.63 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.