Waxing · 29.0% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 09°
Moon age
5.4days
Moon phase on September 28, 1987Waxing Crescent
On Monday, September 28, 1987, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 29.0% of its visible face lit, 5.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
29.0%Illumination at noon UTC
5.4 dMoon age
377,197 km234,379 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (10°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 28, 1987 is on Wednesday, October 7, 1987 at 04:12 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, September 23, 1987 at 03:08 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, September 23, 1987 | 03:08 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, September 30, 1987 | 10:39 |
The Moon around September 28
More about this date
Monday, September 28, 1987 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 23, 1987 to the new moon of October 22, 1987, a cycle of 29.60 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.