Waxing · 85.6% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 08°
Moon age
10.7days
Moon phase on August 16, 1986Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, August 16, 1986, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 85.6% of its visible face lit, 10.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
85.6%Illumination at noon UTC
10.7 dMoon age
365,730 km227,254 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (9°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 16, 1986 is on Tuesday, August 19, 1986 at 18:54 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 5, 1986 at 18:36 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, August 13, 1986 | 02:22 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, August 19, 1986 | 18:54 |
The Moon around August 16
More about this date
Saturday, August 16, 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.