Waxing · 0.8% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 09°
Moon age
0.8days
Moon phase on October 23, 1987Waxing Crescent
On Friday, October 23, 1987, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 0.8% of its visible face lit, 0.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
0.8%Illumination at noon UTC
0.8 dMoon age
381,398 km236,990 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (9°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 23, 1987 is on Thursday, November 5, 1987 at 16:46 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 22, 1987 at 17:28 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, October 22, 1987 | 17:28 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, October 29, 1987 | 17:10 |
The Moon around October 23
More about this date
Friday, October 23, 1987 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 22, 1987 to the new moon of November 21, 1987, a cycle of 29.55 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.