Waning · 0.9% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 17°
Moon age
28.8days
Moon phase on November 20, 1987Waning Crescent
On Friday, November 20, 1987, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.9% of its visible face lit, 28.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.9%Illumination at noon UTC
28.8 dMoon age
376,172 km233,742 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (18°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 20, 1987 is on Thursday, November 5, 1987 at 16:46 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, November 21, 1987 at 06:33 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, November 13, 1987 | 14:38 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, November 21, 1987 | 06:33 |
The Moon around November 20
More about this date
Friday, November 20, 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.
- 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.