Waxing · 6.0% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 18°
Moon age
2.6days
Moon phase on May 11, 1986Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, May 11, 1986, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 6.0% of its visible face lit, 2.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
6.0%Illumination at noon UTC
2.6 dMoon age
406,195 km252,398 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (19°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 11, 1986 is on Friday, May 23, 1986 at 20:45 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 8, 1986 at 22:10 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, May 8, 1986 | 22:10 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, May 17, 1986 | 01:00 |
The Moon around May 11
More about this date
Sunday, May 11, 1986 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 8, 1986 to the new moon of June 7, 1986, a cycle of 29.66 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.