Waning · 74.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 20°
Moon age
19.0days
Moon phase on September 12, 1987Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, September 12, 1987, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 74.1% of its visible face lit, 19.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
74.1%Illumination at noon UTC
19.0 dMoon age
387,123 km240,547 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (20°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 12, 1987 is on Monday, September 7, 1987 at 18:13 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, September 23, 1987 at 03:08 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, September 7, 1987 | 18:13 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, September 14, 1987 | 23:45 |
The Moon around September 12
More about this date
Saturday, September 12, 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.