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The Moon on Saturday, September 6, 1986: Waxing Crescent, 6% lit

Waxing · 5.6% lit · ♎︎ Libra 10°

Moon age

2.2days

Moon phase on September 6, 1986Waxing Crescent

Saturday 6 September 1986377,519 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, September 6, 1986, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 5.6% of its visible face lit, 2.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.

5.6%Illumination at noon UTC
2.2 dMoon age
377,519 km234,580 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (11°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to September 6, 1986 is on Thursday, September 18, 1986 at 05:34 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 4, 1986 at 07:11 UTC, 2 days earlier.

The Moon around September 6

More about this date

Saturday, September 6, 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.