Waning · 74.4% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 11°
Moon age
20.5days
Moon phase on January 1, 1986Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, January 1, 1986, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 74.4% of its visible face lit, 20.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
74.4%Illumination at noon UTC
20.5 dMoon age
382,672 km237,781 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (12°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 1, 1986 is on Friday, December 27, 1985 at 07:31 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 10, 1986 at 12:22 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, December 27, 1985 | 07:31 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, January 3, 1986 | 19:47 |
The Moon around January 1
More about this date
Wednesday, January 1, 1986 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 12, 1985 to the new moon of January 10, 1986, a cycle of 29.48 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1986, or the whole moon calendar 1986.
- The same date one year apart: 1985 · 1987.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.