Waning · 94.3% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 03°
Moon age
17.2days
Moon phase on April 26, 1986Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, April 26, 1986, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 94.3% of its visible face lit, 17.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
94.3%Illumination at noon UTC
17.2 dMoon age
359,853 km223,602 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (4°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 26, 1986 is on Thursday, April 24, 1986 at 12:46 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 8, 1986 at 22:10 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, April 24, 1986 | 12:46 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, May 1, 1986 | 03:22 |
The Moon around April 26
More about this date
Saturday, April 26, 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.