Full Moon Calendar 1987 with 12 Full Moons
Wondering when were the full moons in 1987? Here’s the Full Moon Calendar 1987 to help you go back and look at the year’s 12 full moons.
The dates and times provided by NASA in United States Eastern Time (ET) account for both Eastern Standard Time (EST) and Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) for part of the year in the United States. Also below is the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) time. This was previously referred to as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Since your local time zone may be different, the exact dates may shift slightly for your calendar.
Full Moon Calendar 1987
In 1987, there were 12 full moons on the calendar. None of the months had more than one full moon, so no blue moons occurred in 1987.
For the most part, it was a routine full moon year. I should note that the March full moon fell on March 15th, the Ides of March. Hopefully, it was quiet day for you.
As part of the April and October 1987 full moons, there were penumbral lunar eclipses.
| Month | Day of the week | Full Moon 1987 Date | UTC Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | Wednesday | January 14, 1987 21:31 EST | 02:31 UTC (January 15, 1987) |
| February | Friday | February 13, 1987 15:58 EST | 20:58 UTC |
| March | Sunday | March 15, 1987 09:13 EST | 14:13 UTC |
| April | Monday | April 13, 1987 22:31 EST | 03:31 UTC (April 13, 1987) |
| May | Wednesday | May 13, 1987 08:50 EST | 13:50 UTC |
| June | Thursday | June 11, 1987 16:49 EST | 21:49 UTC |
| July | Friday | July 10, 1987 23:33 EST | 04:33 UTC (July 11, 1987) |
| August | Sunday | August 9, 1987 06:17 EST | 11:17 UTC |
| September | Monday | September 7, 1987 14:13 EST | 19:13 UTC |
| October | Wednesday | October 7, 1987 00:12 EST | 05:12 UTC |
| November | Thursday | November 5, 1987 11:46 EST | 16:46 UTC |
| December | Saturday | December 5, 1987 03:01 EST | 08:01 UTC |
What were the names of the 1987 Full Moons?
The names of the full moons in 1987 were as follows:
- January 14, 1987 (January 15, 1987 UTC): Full Wolf Moon
- February 13, 1987: Full Snow Moon
- March 15, 1987: Full Worm Moon
- April 13, 1987 (April 14, 1987 UTC): Full Pink Moon
- May 13, 1987: Full Flower Moon
- June 11, 1987: Full Strawberry Moon
- July 10, 1987 (July 11, 1987 UTC): Full Buck Moon
- August 9, 1987: Full Sturgeon Moon
- September 7, 1987: Full Corn Moon
- October 7, 1987: Full Harvest Moon
- November 5, 1987: Full Beaver Moon
- December 5, 1987: Full Cold Moon
1987 Equinoxes and Solstices
Below are the dates for the equinoxes and solstices from 1987. None of the 1987 full moons coincided with the year’s equinoxes or solstices.
There were three full moons in each season, so no seasonal full moons occurred this year either.
| Month | Equinox/Solstice | 1987 Date | UTC Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| March | Vernal Equinox (Spring) | March 20, 1987 23:52 EST | 04:52 UTC (March 21, 1987) |
| June | Summer Solstice | June 21, 1987 18:11 EST | 23:11 UTC |
| September | Autumn Equinox | September 23, 1987 09:45 EST | 14:45 UTC |
| December | Winter Solstice | December 22, 1987 04:46 EST | 09:46 UTC |
