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Moon phase calendar December 1987

Day	Phase	Illum.	Age	Rise (Tokyo)	Set (Tokyo)
1 Tue	Waxing gibbous	82%	9.9	13:45	02:04
2 Wed	Waxing gibbous	89%	10.9	14:13	03:10
3 Thu	Waxing gibbous	95%	11.9	14:44	04:16
4 Fri	Full moon	98%	12.9	15:20	05:22
5 Sat	Full moon 17:00	100%	13.9	16:02	06:28
6 Sun	Full moon	99%	14.9	16:50	07:30
7 Mon	Full moon	97%	15.9	17:45	08:25
8 Tue	Waning gibbous	92%	16.9	18:43	09:14
9 Wed	Waning gibbous	87%	17.9	19:44	09:54
10 Thu	Waning gibbous	80%	18.9	20:44	10:28
11 Fri	Waning gibbous	72%	19.9	21:42	10:57
12 Sat	Last quarter	63%	20.9	22:40	11:22
13 Sun	Last quarter 20:41	54%	21.9	23:38	11:46
14 Mon	Last quarter	44%	22.9	–	12:08
15 Tue	Last quarter	34%	23.9	00:36	12:31
16 Wed	Waning crescent	25%	24.9	01:36	12:56
17 Thu	Waning crescent	17%	25.9	02:40	13:25
18 Fri	Waning crescent	9%	26.9	03:48	14:00
19 Sat	New moon	4%	27.9	04:59	14:43
20 Sun	New moon	1%	28.9	06:12	15:36
21 Mon	New moon 03:25	0%	0.4	07:21	16:42
22 Tue	New moon	3%	1.4	08:22	17:56
23 Wed	Waxing crescent	8%	2.4	09:12	19:13
24 Thu	Waxing crescent	16%	3.4	09:53	20:29
25 Fri	Waxing crescent	25%	4.4	10:26	21:42
26 Sat	First quarter	36%	5.4	10:56	22:51
27 Sun	First quarter 19:00	47%	6.4	11:22	23:57
28 Mon	First quarter	58%	7.4	11:48	–
29 Tue	First quarter	68%	8.4	12:16	01:03
30 Wed	Waxing gibbous	77%	9.4	12:45	02:08
31 Thu	Waxing gibbous	85%	10.4	13:19	03:14

Computed with the JPL DE421 ephemeris and Skyfield (JST). Illumination and age are for 12:00 JST; moonrise and moonset are for Tokyo. Distances are centre to centre. "Supermoon" is not a formal astronomical term.

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Daily moon phase, illumination, age and Tokyo moonrise/moonset for December 1987. Full moon: Dec 5 (393,798 km away).