Waning · 8.3% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 14°
Moon age
27.0days
Moon phase on February 6, 1986Waning Crescent
On Thursday, February 6, 1986, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 8.3% of its visible face lit, 27.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
8.3%Illumination at noon UTC
27.0 dMoon age
370,194 km230,028 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (14°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 6, 1986 is on Sunday, January 26, 1986 at 00:31 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 9, 1986 at 00:55 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, February 2, 1986 | 04:41 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, February 9, 1986 | 00:55 |
The Moon around February 6
More about this date
Thursday, February 6, 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 February 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.