Waning · 40.3% lit · ♎︎ Libra 03°
Moon age
23.2days
Moon phase on December 14, 1987Waning Crescent
On Monday, December 14, 1987, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 40.3% of its visible face lit, 23.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
40.3%Illumination at noon UTC
23.2 dMoon age
395,828 km245,956 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (3°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 14, 1987 is on Saturday, December 5, 1987 at 08:01 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 20, 1987 at 18:25 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, December 13, 1987 | 11:41 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, December 20, 1987 | 18:25 |
The Moon around December 14
More about this date
Monday, December 14, 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.