Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 01°
New Moon at
06:33UTC
Moon phase on November 21, 1987New Moon
On Saturday, November 21, 1987, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.8 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.8 dMoon age
372,227 km231,291 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (2°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 21, 1987 is on Saturday, December 5, 1987 at 08:01 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, November 21, 1987 at 06:33 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, November 13, 1987 | 14:38 |
| New Moon (this day) | Saturday, November 21, 1987 | 06:33 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, November 28, 1987 | 00:37 |
The Moon around November 21
More about this date
Saturday, November 21, 1987 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 21, 1987 to the new moon of December 20, 1987, a cycle of 29.49 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.