Waning · 1.9% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 01°
Moon age
28.2days
Moon phase on May 7, 1986Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, May 7, 1986, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.9% of its visible face lit, 28.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.9%Illumination at noon UTC
28.2 dMoon age
402,350 km250,008 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (1°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 7, 1986 is on Thursday, April 24, 1986 at 12:46 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 8, 1986 at 22:10 UTC, 1 day 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 7
More about this date
Wednesday, May 7, 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.