Waxing · 99.3% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 15°
Moon age
13.2days
Moon phase on September 17, 1986Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, September 17, 1986, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.3% of its visible face lit, 13.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.3%Illumination at noon UTC
13.2 dMoon age
379,214 km235,633 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (15°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 17, 1986 is on Thursday, September 18, 1986 at 05:34 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 4, 1986 at 07:11 UTC, 13 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 17
More about this date
Wednesday, September 17, 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.