Waxing · 37.7% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 12°
Moon age
6.5days
Moon phase on February 15, 1986Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, February 15, 1986, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 37.7% of its visible face lit, 6.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
37.7%Illumination at noon UTC
6.5 dMoon age
402,905 km250,354 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (12°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 15, 1986 is on Monday, February 24, 1986 at 15:02 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 9, 1986 at 00:55 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, February 9, 1986 | 00:55 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, February 16, 1986 | 19:55 |
The Moon around February 15
More about this date
Saturday, February 15, 1986 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 9, 1986 to the new moon of March 10, 1986, a cycle of 29.58 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.