Waxing · 50.8% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 07°
First Quarter at
10:39UTC
Moon phase on September 30, 1987First Quarter
On Wednesday, September 30, 1987, the Moon was a First Quarter: 50.8% of its visible face lit, 7.4 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
50.8%Illumination at noon UTC
7.4 dMoon age
371,402 km230,779 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (8°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 30, 1987 is on Wednesday, October 7, 1987 at 04:12 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, September 23, 1987 at 03:08 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, September 23, 1987 | 03:08 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, September 30, 1987 | 10:39 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, October 7, 1987 | 04:12 |
The Moon around September 30
More about this date
Wednesday, September 30, 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.