Waxing · 17.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 03°
Moon age
3.7days
Moon phase on October 7, 1986Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, October 7, 1986, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 17.5% of its visible face lit, 3.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
17.5%Illumination at noon UTC
3.7 dMoon age
367,193 km228,163 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (3°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 7, 1986 is on Friday, October 17, 1986 at 19:22 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, October 3, 1986 at 18:55 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, October 3, 1986 | 18:55 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, October 10, 1986 | 13:28 |
The Moon around October 7
More about this date
Tuesday, October 7, 1986 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 3, 1986 to the new moon of November 2, 1986, a cycle of 29.46 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 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.