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The Moon on

Tuesday, August 18, 1987

Waning crescent

30% lit, drifting through Taurus.

9 days after the Sturgeon Moon.

The Moon's phase is the same everywhere on Earth; this page shows it at noon UTC on that date.

Planets in the sky that night

  • Mercuryhidden in the Sun's glare
  • Venushidden in the Sun's glare
  • Marshidden in the Sun's glare
  • Jupiterin the morning sky before dawn
  • Saturnin the evening sky after sunset

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Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).