Waning · 0.3% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 24°
New Moon at
18:25UTC
Moon phase on December 20, 1987New Moon
On Sunday, December 20, 1987, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.2 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.2 dMoon age
364,418 km226,439 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (24°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 20, 1987 is on Monday, January 4, 1988 at 01:41 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 20, 1987 at 18:25 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, December 13, 1987 | 11:41 |
| New Moon (this day) | Sunday, December 20, 1987 | 18:25 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, December 27, 1987 | 10:01 |
The Moon around December 20
More about this date
Sunday, December 20, 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.