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The Moon on Monday, November 23, 1987: Waxing Crescent, 7% lit

Waxing · 6.7% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 00°

Moon age

2.2days

Moon phase on November 23, 1987Waxing Crescent

Monday 23 November 1987367,472 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, November 23, 1987, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 6.7% of its visible face lit, 2.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.

6.7%Illumination at noon UTC
2.2 dMoon age
367,472 km228,336 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (0°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to November 23, 1987 is on Saturday, December 5, 1987 at 08:01 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, November 21, 1987 at 06:33 UTC, 2 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Saturday, November 21, 198706:33
First Quarter (after)Saturday, November 28, 198700:37

The Moon around November 23

More about this date

Monday, November 23, 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.