Waning · 19.1% lit · ♌︎ Leo 03°
Moon age
25.0days
Moon phase on September 18, 1987Waning Crescent
On Friday, September 18, 1987, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 19.1% of its visible face lit, 25.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
19.1%Illumination at noon UTC
25.0 dMoon age
405,101 km251,718 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (4°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 18, 1987 is on Monday, September 7, 1987 at 18:13 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, September 23, 1987 at 03:08 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, September 14, 1987 | 23:45 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, September 23, 1987 | 03:08 |
The Moon around September 18
More about this date
Friday, September 18, 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.
- 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.