Waning · 89.0% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 07°
Moon age
17.2days
Moon phase on September 21, 1986Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, September 21, 1986, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 89.0% of its visible face lit, 17.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
89.0%Illumination at noon UTC
17.2 dMoon age
395,648 km245,844 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (7°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 21, 1986 is on Thursday, September 18, 1986 at 05:34 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, October 3, 1986 at 18:55 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, September 18, 1986 | 05:34 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, September 26, 1986 | 03:18 |
The Moon around September 21
More about this date
Sunday, September 21, 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.