Waning · 14.6% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 23°
Moon age
25.7days
Moon phase on August 31, 1986Waning Crescent
On Sunday, August 31, 1986, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 14.6% of its visible face lit, 25.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
14.6%Illumination at noon UTC
25.7 dMoon age
399,595 km248,296 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (23°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 1986 is on Tuesday, August 19, 1986 at 18:54 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 4, 1986 at 07:11 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, August 27, 1986 | 08:39 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, September 4, 1986 | 07:11 |
The Moon around August 31
More about this date
Sunday, August 31, 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.