Waxing · 46.1% lit · ♈︎ Aries 22°
First Quarter at
22:14UTC
Moon phase on January 17, 1986First Quarter
On Friday, January 17, 1986, the Moon was a First Quarter: 46.1% of its visible face lit, 7.0 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
46.1%Illumination at noon UTC
7.0 dMoon age
400,575 km248,906 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (22°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 17, 1986 is on Sunday, January 26, 1986 at 00:31 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 10, 1986 at 12:22 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, January 10, 1986 | 12:22 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Friday, January 17, 1986 | 22:14 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, January 26, 1986 | 00:31 |
The Moon around January 17
More about this date
Friday, January 17, 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.