Waxing · 85.1% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 26°
Moon age
11.0days
Moon phase on September 4, 1987Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, September 4, 1987, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 85.1% of its visible face lit, 11.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
85.1%Illumination at noon UTC
11.0 dMoon age
362,905 km225,498 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (26°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 4, 1987 is on Monday, September 7, 1987 at 18:13 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 24, 1987 at 11:59 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, September 1, 1987 | 03:48 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, September 7, 1987 | 18:13 |
The Moon around September 4
More about this date
Friday, September 4, 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 September 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.