Waxing · 87.9% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 28°
Moon age
10.7days
Moon phase on December 31, 1987Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, December 31, 1987, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 87.9% of its visible face lit, 10.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
87.9%Illumination at noon UTC
10.7 dMoon age
392,319 km243,776 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (29°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 31, 1987 is on Monday, January 4, 1988 at 01:41 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 20, 1987 at 18:25 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, December 27, 1987 | 10:01 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, January 4, 1988 | 01:41 |
The Moon around December 31
More about this date
Thursday, December 31, 1987 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 20, 1987 to the new moon of January 19, 1988, a cycle of 29.46 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.