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.
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.
The dates and times are provided by NASA in Eastern Standard Time (EST) with Daylight Saving Time (DST) for part of the year. Also below is the Universal Time Coordinated (UTC) time. This was previously referred to at Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
| 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 |
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 |
