Waning · 0.4% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 21°
Moon age
29.0days
Moon phase on September 22, 1987Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, September 22, 1987, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.4% of its visible face lit, 29.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.4%Illumination at noon UTC
29.0 dMoon age
396,998 km246,683 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (22°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 22, 1987 is on Wednesday, October 7, 1987 at 04:12 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, September 23, 1987 at 03:08 UTC, 1 day 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 22
More about this date
Tuesday, September 22, 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.