Waxing · 50.7% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 27°
First Quarter at
10:35UTC
Moon phase on April 17, 1986First Quarter
On Thursday, April 17, 1986, the Moon was a First Quarter: 50.7% of its visible face lit, 8.2 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
50.7%Illumination at noon UTC
8.2 dMoon age
396,541 km246,399 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (28°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 17, 1986 is on Thursday, April 24, 1986 at 12:46 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 9, 1986 at 06:08 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, April 9, 1986 | 06:08 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, April 17, 1986 | 10:35 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, April 24, 1986 | 12:46 |
The Moon around April 17
More about this date
Thursday, April 17, 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.