Waxing · 36.4% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 18°
Moon age
5.8days
Moon phase on October 28, 1987Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, October 28, 1987, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 36.4% of its visible face lit, 5.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
36.4%Illumination at noon UTC
5.8 dMoon age
370,689 km230,336 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (19°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 28, 1987 is on Thursday, November 5, 1987 at 16:46 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 22, 1987 at 17:28 UTC, 6 days 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 28
More about this date
Wednesday, October 28, 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.