Moon Calendar
Full Moon Calendar 1987
Every Full Moon and New Moon of 1987, with its traditional name, zodiac sign and exact time.
Quick Answer
There are 12 Full Moons and 12 New Moons in 1987. The first Full Moon is the Wolf Moon on January 15 in Cancer, and the last is the Cold Moon on December 5 in Gemini. There is no Blue Moon in 1987. The Harvest Moon is on October 7. Two Full Moons are also a lunar eclipse: April 14 (Penumbral Lunar Eclipse) and October 7 (Penumbral Lunar Eclipse). Dates are in UTC; Moon names follow the US Eastern calendar month.
Full Moons 1987
Times switch to your time zone in the browser. Names follow the US Eastern calendar month.
| Date | Name | Position | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Moon | 24°24' Cancer | ||
| Snow Moon | 24°37' Leo | ||
| Worm Moon | 24°25' Virgo | ||
| Pink Moon | 23°37' Libra | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | |
| Flower Moon | 22°14' Scorpio | ||
| Strawberry Moon | 20°24' Sagittarius | ||
| Buck Moon | 18°20' Capricorn | ||
| Sturgeon Moon | 16°18' Aquarius | ||
| Corn Moon | 14°35' Pisces | ||
| Harvest Moon | 13°22' Aries | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | |
| Hunter's Moon | 12°44' Taurus | ||
| Cold Moon | 12°38' Gemini |
New Moons 1987
| Date | Position | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 9°07' Aquarius | ||
| 8°54' Pisces | ||
| 8°18' Aries | Total Solar Eclipse | |
| 7°15' Taurus | ||
| 5°48' Gemini | ||
| 4°07' Cancer | ||
| 2°22' Leo | ||
| 0°48' Virgo | ||
| 29°34' Virgo | Annular Solar Eclipse | |
| 28°46' Libra | ||
| 28°24' Scorpio | ||
| 28°20' Sagittarius |
The Moon Today
For today's sign, phase and void-of-course times, see the Moon right now. Eclipse details for the year are on Eclipses 1987.
The Rest of the Sky
Questions About the Moons of 1987
When Are the Full Moons in 1987?
Wolf Moon: January 14, 1987 at 9:31 PM ET (02:31 UTC on January 15), in Cancer; Snow Moon: February 13, 1987 at 3:58 PM ET (20:58 UTC), in Leo; Worm Moon: March 15, 1987 at 8:13 AM ET (13:13 UTC), in Virgo; Pink Moon: April 13, 1987 at 10:31 PM ET (02:31 UTC on April 14), in Libra; Flower Moon: May 13, 1987 at 8:50 AM ET (12:50 UTC), in Scorpio; Strawberry Moon: June 11, 1987 at 4:49 PM ET (20:49 UTC), in Sagittarius; Buck Moon: July 10, 1987 at 11:33 PM ET (03:33 UTC on July 11), in Capricorn; Sturgeon Moon: August 9, 1987 at 6:17 AM ET (10:17 UTC), in Aquarius; Corn Moon: September 7, 1987 at 2:13 PM ET (18:13 UTC), in Pisces; Harvest Moon: October 7, 1987 at 12:12 AM ET (04:12 UTC), in Aries; Hunter's Moon: November 5, 1987 at 11:46 AM ET (16:46 UTC), in Taurus; Cold Moon: December 5, 1987 at 3:01 AM ET (08:01 UTC), in Gemini.
When Are the New Moons in 1987?
January 29, 1987 at 8:45 AM ET (13:45 UTC), in Aquarius; February 27, 1987 at 7:51 PM ET (00:51 UTC on February 28), in Pisces; March 29, 1987 at 7:46 AM ET (12:46 UTC), in Aries; April 27, 1987 at 9:35 PM ET (01:35 UTC on April 28), in Taurus; May 27, 1987 at 11:14 AM ET (15:14 UTC), in Gemini; June 26, 1987 at 1:37 AM ET (05:37 UTC), in Cancer; July 25, 1987 at 4:38 PM ET (20:38 UTC), in Leo; August 24, 1987 at 7:59 AM ET (11:59 UTC), in Virgo; September 22, 1987 at 11:08 PM ET (03:08 UTC on September 23), in Virgo; October 22, 1987 at 1:28 PM ET (17:28 UTC), in Libra; November 21, 1987 at 1:33 AM ET (06:33 UTC), in Scorpio; December 20, 1987 at 1:25 PM ET (18:25 UTC), in Sagittarius.
Is There a Blue Moon in 1987?
No. No calendar month in 1987 has two Full Moons in US Eastern time.
When Is the Harvest Moon in 1987?
The Harvest Moon, the Full Moon nearest the September equinox, is on October 7, 1987 at 12:12 AM ET (04:12 UTC), in Aries.
Where Do the Full Moon Names Come From?
The names (Wolf, Snow, Worm, Pink, Flower, Strawberry, Buck, Sturgeon, Corn, Hunter's, Beaver and Cold) are traditional North American names popularized by farmers' almanacs. They belong to the month, not to the zodiac sign the Moon is in.
Why Do Some Calendars List a Different Date?
Most astrology sites print a single date without a time zone. An ingress at 10:49 PM in New York is already the next day in London and Sydney, so two correct sources can disagree by a day. Selfgazer gives every time in both US Eastern time and UTC, and the tables switch to your own time zone in the browser.
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