Waning · 12.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 05°
Moon age
26.5days
Moon phase on January 7, 1986Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, January 7, 1986, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 12.5% of its visible face lit, 26.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
12.5%Illumination at noon UTC
26.5 dMoon age
363,747 km226,022 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (6°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 7, 1986 is on Friday, December 27, 1985 at 07:31 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 10, 1986 at 12:22 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, January 3, 1986 | 19:47 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, January 10, 1986 | 12:22 |
The Moon around January 7
More about this date
Tuesday, January 7, 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.