Waxing · 41.0% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 15°
Moon age
7.2days
Moon phase on April 16, 1986Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, April 16, 1986, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 41.0% of its visible face lit, 7.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
41.0%Illumination at noon UTC
7.2 dMoon age
400,503 km248,861 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (16°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 16, 1986 is on Thursday, April 24, 1986 at 12:46 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 9, 1986 at 06:08 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, April 9, 1986 | 06:08 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, April 17, 1986 | 10:35 |
The Moon around April 16
More about this date
Wednesday, April 16, 1986 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 9, 1986 to the new moon of May 8, 1986, a cycle of 29.67 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.