Waning · 0.3% lit · ♌︎ Leo 09°
New Moon at
18:36UTC
Moon phase on August 5, 1986New Moon
On Tuesday, August 5, 1986, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.3 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.3 dMoon age
396,301 km246,250 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (10°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 5, 1986 is on Tuesday, August 19, 1986 at 18:54 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 5, 1986 at 18:36 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, July 28, 1986 | 15:34 |
| New Moon (this day) | Tuesday, August 5, 1986 | 18:36 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, August 13, 1986 | 02:22 |
The Moon around August 5
More about this date
Tuesday, August 5, 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 August 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.