Waning · 68.8% lit · ♎︎ Libra 19°
Moon age
21.0days
Moon phase on January 31, 1986Waning Gibbous
On Friday, January 31, 1986, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 68.8% of its visible face lit, 21.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
68.8%Illumination at noon UTC
21.0 dMoon age
373,692 km232,201 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (19°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 31, 1986 is on Sunday, January 26, 1986 at 00:31 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 9, 1986 at 00:55 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, January 26, 1986 | 00:31 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, February 2, 1986 | 04:41 |
The Moon around January 31
More about this date
Friday, January 31, 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.