Waxing · 98.2% lit · ♈︎ Aries 07°
Moon age
12.7days
Moon phase on October 16, 1986Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, October 16, 1986, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.2% of its visible face lit, 12.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
98.2%Illumination at noon UTC
12.7 dMoon age
388,286 km241,270 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (7°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 16, 1986 is on Friday, October 17, 1986 at 19:22 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, October 3, 1986 at 18:55 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, October 10, 1986 | 13:28 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, October 17, 1986 | 19:22 |
The Moon around October 16
More about this date
Thursday, October 16, 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.