Waning · 42.5% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 21°
Moon age
22.9days
Moon phase on April 2, 1986Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, April 2, 1986, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 42.5% of its visible face lit, 22.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
42.5%Illumination at noon UTC
22.9 dMoon age
375,432 km233,282 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (21°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 2, 1986 is on Wednesday, March 26, 1986 at 03:02 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 9, 1986 at 06:08 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, April 1, 1986 | 19:30 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, April 9, 1986 | 06:08 |
The Moon around April 2
More about this date
Wednesday, April 2, 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 April 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.