Waning · 99.2% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 23°
Moon age
14.8days
Moon phase on November 6, 1987Waning Gibbous
On Friday, November 6, 1987, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 99.2% of its visible face lit, 14.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
99.2%Illumination at noon UTC
14.8 dMoon age
386,049 km239,880 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (23°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 6, 1987 is on Thursday, November 5, 1987 at 16:46 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 22, 1987 at 17:28 UTC, 15 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, November 5, 1987 | 16:46 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, November 13, 1987 | 14:38 |
The Moon around November 6
More about this date
Friday, November 6, 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 November 1987, or the whole moon calendar 1987.
- The same date one year apart: 1986 · 1988.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.