Waning · 99.8% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 14°
Full Moon at
08:01UTC
Moon phase on December 5, 1987Full Moon
On Saturday, December 5, 1987, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 14.2 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
14.2 dMoon age
394,342 km245,033 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (15°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Cold Moon, 393,789 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 5, 1987 is on Saturday, December 5, 1987 at 08:01 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, November 21, 1987 at 06:33 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, November 28, 1987 | 00:37 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Saturday, December 5, 1987 | 08:01 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, December 13, 1987 | 11:41 |
The Moon around December 5
More about this date
Saturday, December 5, 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.