Waxing · 96.3% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 01°
Moon age
12.2days
Moon phase on September 16, 1986Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, September 16, 1986, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.3% of its visible face lit, 12.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
96.3%Illumination at noon UTC
12.2 dMoon age
375,958 km233,610 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (1°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 16, 1986 is on Thursday, September 18, 1986 at 05:34 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 4, 1986 at 07:11 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, September 11, 1986 | 07:41 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, September 18, 1986 | 05:34 |
The Moon around September 16
More about this date
Tuesday, September 16, 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.