Waxing · 44.6% lit · ♌︎ Leo 18°
Moon age
7.6days
Moon phase on May 16, 1986Waxing Crescent
On Friday, May 16, 1986, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 44.6% of its visible face lit, 7.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
44.6%Illumination at noon UTC
7.6 dMoon age
392,342 km243,790 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (19°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 1986 is on Friday, May 23, 1986 at 20:45 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 8, 1986 at 22:10 UTC, 8 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 16
More about this date
Friday, May 16, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.