Waning · 7.0% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 25°
Moon age
27.2days
Moon phase on December 18, 1987Waning Crescent
On Friday, December 18, 1987, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 7.0% of its visible face lit, 27.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
7.0%Illumination at noon UTC
27.2 dMoon age
373,326 km231,974 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (26°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 18, 1987 is on Saturday, December 5, 1987 at 08:01 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 20, 1987 at 18:25 UTC, 2 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 18
More about this date
Friday, December 18, 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.