Waxing · 29.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 01°
Moon age
5.9days
Moon phase on March 16, 1986Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, March 16, 1986, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 29.9% of its visible face lit, 5.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
29.9%Illumination at noon UTC
5.9 dMoon age
404,549 km251,375 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (2°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 16, 1986 is on Wednesday, March 26, 1986 at 03:02 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, March 10, 1986 at 14:52 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, March 10, 1986 | 14:52 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, March 18, 1986 | 16:39 |
The Moon around March 16
More about this date
Sunday, March 16, 1986 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 10, 1986 to the new moon of April 9, 1986, a cycle of 29.64 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 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.