Waxing · 99.8% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 26°
Full Moon at
20:45UTC
Moon phase on May 23, 1986Full Moon
On Friday, May 23, 1986, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 14.6 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
14.6 dMoon age
357,473 km222,124 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (27°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Flower Moon, 357,156 km from Earth. Closest supermoon of the year
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 23, 1986 is on Friday, May 23, 1986 at 20:45 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 8, 1986 at 22:10 UTC, 15 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, May 17, 1986 | 01:00 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Friday, May 23, 1986 | 20:45 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, May 30, 1986 | 12:55 |
The Moon around May 23
More about this date
Friday, May 23, 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.