Waxing · 3.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 04°
Moon age
1.7days
Moon phase on August 7, 1986Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, August 7, 1986, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 3.2% of its visible face lit, 1.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
3.2%Illumination at noon UTC
1.7 dMoon age
389,612 km242,093 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (5°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 7, 1986 is on Tuesday, August 19, 1986 at 18:54 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 5, 1986 at 18:36 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, August 5, 1986 | 18:36 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, August 13, 1986 | 02:22 |
The Moon around August 7
More about this date
Thursday, August 7, 1986 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 5, 1986 to the new moon of September 4, 1986, a cycle of 29.52 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.