Waxing · 42.9% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 29°
Moon age
7.0days
Moon phase on August 31, 1987Waxing Crescent
On Monday, August 31, 1987, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 42.9% of its visible face lit, 7.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
42.9%Illumination at noon UTC
7.0 dMoon age
378,538 km235,213 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (29°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 1987 is on Monday, September 7, 1987 at 18:13 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 24, 1987 at 11:59 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, August 24, 1987 | 11:59 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, September 1, 1987 | 03:48 |
The Moon around August 31
More about this date
Monday, August 31, 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.