Waning · 26.0% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 11°
Moon age
24.2days
Moon phase on May 3, 1986Waning Crescent
On Saturday, May 3, 1986, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 26.0% of its visible face lit, 24.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
26.0%Illumination at noon UTC
24.2 dMoon age
389,225 km241,853 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (12°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 3, 1986 is on Thursday, April 24, 1986 at 12:46 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 8, 1986 at 22:10 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, May 1, 1986 | 03:22 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, May 8, 1986 | 22:10 |
The Moon around May 3
More about this date
Saturday, May 3, 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 May 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.