Waning · 79.7% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 11°
Moon age
18.4days
Moon phase on October 11, 1987Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, October 11, 1987, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 79.7% of its visible face lit, 18.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
79.7%Illumination at noon UTC
18.4 dMoon age
392,753 km244,046 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (11°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 11, 1987 is on Wednesday, October 7, 1987 at 04:12 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 22, 1987 at 17:28 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, October 7, 1987 | 04:12 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, October 14, 1987 | 18:06 |
The Moon around October 11
More about this date
Sunday, October 11, 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 October 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.