Waxing · 81.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 09°
Moon age
11.0days
Moon phase on January 21, 1986Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, January 21, 1986, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 81.3% of its visible face lit, 11.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
81.3%Illumination at noon UTC
11.0 dMoon age
403,499 km250,722 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (10°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 21, 1986 is on Sunday, January 26, 1986 at 00:31 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 10, 1986 at 12:22 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, January 17, 1986 | 22:14 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, January 26, 1986 | 00:31 |
The Moon around January 21
More about this date
Tuesday, January 21, 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.