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Moon phase calendar 1986

Full moons
12
New moons
13
Supermoons
4
Blue moons
1
19 Aug
Lunar eclipses
2

1986 has 12 full moons and 13 new moons. It has a Blue Moon (Tue, Aug 19). 4 full moons are supermoons. There are 2 lunar eclipses. All times are UTC.

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All moon phases in 1986 (UTC)

New MoonFirst QuarterFull MoonLast Quarter
–––Jan 3 19:47
Jan 10 12:22Jan 17 22:14Jan 26 00:31Feb 2 04:41
Feb 9 00:55Feb 16 19:55Feb 24 15:02Mar 3 12:17
Mar 10 14:52Mar 18 16:39Mar 26 03:02Apr 1 19:30
Apr 9 06:08Apr 17 10:35Apr 24 12:46May 1 03:22
May 8 22:10May 17 01:00May 23 20:45May 30 12:55
Jun 7 14:01Jun 15 12:00Jun 22 03:42Jun 29 00:53
Jul 7 04:55Jul 14 20:10Jul 21 10:40Jul 28 15:34
Aug 5 18:36Aug 13 02:22Aug 19 18:54Aug 27 08:39
Sep 4 07:11Sep 11 07:41Sep 18 05:34Sep 26 03:18
Oct 3 18:55Oct 10 13:28Oct 17 19:22Oct 25 22:26
Nov 2 06:02Nov 8 21:11Nov 16 12:12Nov 24 16:51
Dec 1 16:43Dec 8 08:02Dec 16 07:05Dec 24 09:17
Dec 31 03:10–––

Full moons of 1986 and their names

1986 has 12 full moons, from the Wolf Moon on January 26 to the Cold Moon on December 16.

Date (UTC)NameDistanceNotes
Sunday, January 26, 1986, 00:31Wolf Moon389,741 km
Monday, February 24, 1986, 15:02Snow Moon378,453 km
Wednesday, March 26, 1986, 03:02Worm Moon368,110 km
Thursday, April 24, 1986, 12:46Pink Moon360,636 kmSupermoonTotal lunar eclipse
Friday, May 23, 1986, 20:45Flower Moon357,156 kmClosest supermoon of the year
Sunday, June 22, 1986, 03:42Strawberry Moon358,031 kmSupermoon
Monday, July 21, 1986, 10:40Buck Moon363,025 kmSupermoon
Tuesday, August 19, 1986, 18:54Sturgeon Moon371,417 kmBlue Moon (seasonal)
Thursday, September 18, 1986, 05:34Harvest Moon (also Corn Moon)381,968 km
Friday, October 17, 1986, 19:22Hunter's Moon392,835 kmTotal lunar eclipse
Sunday, November 16, 1986, 12:12Beaver Moon401,678 kmMicromoon
Tuesday, December 16, 1986, 07:05Cold Moon406,225 kmMicromoon

Full moons · 1986

Twelve full moons, one blue

Month by month

In 1986, the 13 new moons run from January 10 to December 31, and each month below shows the Moon's phase day by day.