Waning · 1.7% lit · ♎︎ Libra 12°
Moon age
28.4days
Moon phase on October 21, 1987Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, October 21, 1987, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.7% of its visible face lit, 28.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.7%Illumination at noon UTC
28.4 dMoon age
389,215 km241,847 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (13°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 21, 1987 is on Wednesday, October 7, 1987 at 04:12 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 22, 1987 at 17:28 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, October 14, 1987 | 18:06 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, October 22, 1987 | 17:28 |
The Moon around October 21
More about this date
Wednesday, October 21, 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.