Waxing · 87.6% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 14°
Moon age
11.3days
Moon phase on July 18, 1986Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, July 18, 1986, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 87.6% of its visible face lit, 11.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
87.6%Illumination at noon UTC
11.3 dMoon age
362,174 km225,044 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (14°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 18, 1986 is on Monday, July 21, 1986 at 10:40 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, July 7, 1986 at 04:55 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, July 14, 1986 | 20:10 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, July 21, 1986 | 10:40 |
The Moon around July 18
More about this date
Friday, July 18, 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.