Waxing · 2.2% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 15°
Moon age
1.2days
Moon phase on November 22, 1987Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, November 22, 1987, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.2% of its visible face lit, 1.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
2.2%Illumination at noon UTC
1.2 dMoon age
369,281 km229,460 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (16°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 22, 1987 is on Saturday, December 5, 1987 at 08:01 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, November 21, 1987 at 06:33 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, November 21, 1987 | 06:33 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, November 28, 1987 | 00:37 |
The Moon around November 22
More about this date
Sunday, November 22, 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.