Waxing · 25.9% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 20°
Moon age
5.3days
Moon phase on July 12, 1986Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, July 12, 1986, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 25.9% of its visible face lit, 5.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
25.9%Illumination at noon UTC
5.3 dMoon age
386,127 km239,928 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (21°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 12, 1986 is on Monday, July 21, 1986 at 10:40 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, July 7, 1986 at 04:55 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, July 7, 1986 | 04:55 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, July 14, 1986 | 20:10 |
The Moon around July 12
More about this date
Saturday, July 12, 1986 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 7, 1986 to the new moon of August 5, 1986, a cycle of 29.57 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 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.