Waxing · 89.2% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 24°
Moon age
12.5days
Moon phase on February 21, 1986Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, February 21, 1986, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 89.2% of its visible face lit, 12.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
89.2%Illumination at noon UTC
12.5 dMoon age
392,346 km243,793 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (24°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 21, 1986 is on Monday, February 24, 1986 at 15:02 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 9, 1986 at 00:55 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, February 16, 1986 | 19:55 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, February 24, 1986 | 15:02 |
The Moon around February 21
More about this date
Friday, February 21, 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.