Waxing · 96.4% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 19°
Moon age
12.2days
Moon phase on December 3, 1987Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, December 3, 1987, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.4% of its visible face lit, 12.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
96.4%Illumination at noon UTC
12.2 dMoon age
387,587 km240,836 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (19°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 3, 1987 is on Saturday, December 5, 1987 at 08:01 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, November 21, 1987 at 06:33 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, November 28, 1987 | 00:37 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, December 5, 1987 | 08:01 |
The Moon around December 3
More about this date
Thursday, December 3, 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 December 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.