Waxing · 1.7% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 27°
Moon age
1.2days
Moon phase on September 5, 1986Waxing Crescent
On Friday, September 5, 1986, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 1.7% of its visible face lit, 1.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
1.7%Illumination at noon UTC
1.2 dMoon age
380,702 km236,557 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (27°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 5, 1986 is on Thursday, September 18, 1986 at 05:34 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 4, 1986 at 07:11 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, September 4, 1986 | 07:11 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, September 11, 1986 | 07:41 |
The Moon around September 5
More about this date
Friday, September 5, 1986 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 4, 1986 to the new moon of October 3, 1986, a cycle of 29.49 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 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.