Waxing · 54.9% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 01°
First Quarter at
01:00UTC
Moon phase on May 17, 1986First Quarter
On Saturday, May 17, 1986, the Moon was a First Quarter: 54.9% of its visible face lit, 8.6 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
54.9%Illumination at noon UTC
8.6 dMoon age
386,843 km240,373 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (2°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 17, 1986 is on Friday, May 23, 1986 at 20:45 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 8, 1986 at 22:10 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, May 8, 1986 | 22:10 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Saturday, May 17, 1986 | 01:00 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, May 23, 1986 | 20:45 |
The Moon around May 17
More about this date
Saturday, May 17, 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.