Waxing · 36.5% lit · ♈︎ Aries 10°
Moon age
6.0days
Moon phase on January 16, 1986Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, January 16, 1986, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 36.5% of its visible face lit, 6.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
36.5%Illumination at noon UTC
6.0 dMoon age
396,796 km246,557 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (10°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 16, 1986 is on Sunday, January 26, 1986 at 00:31 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 10, 1986 at 12:22 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, January 10, 1986 | 12:22 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, January 17, 1986 | 22:14 |
The Moon around January 16
More about this date
Thursday, January 16, 1986 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 10, 1986 to the new moon of February 9, 1986, a cycle of 29.52 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.