Waning · 94.1% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 28°
Moon age
16.3days
Moon phase on July 23, 1986Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, July 23, 1986, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 94.1% of its visible face lit, 16.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
94.1%Illumination at noon UTC
16.3 dMoon age
371,367 km230,756 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (28°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 23, 1986 is on Monday, July 21, 1986 at 10:40 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 5, 1986 at 18:36 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, July 21, 1986 | 10:40 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, July 28, 1986 | 15:34 |
The Moon around July 23
More about this date
Wednesday, July 23, 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.