Waxing · 99.9% lit · ♈︎ Aries 20°
Full Moon at
19:22UTC
Moon phase on October 17, 1986Full Moon
On Friday, October 17, 1986, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 13.7 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
13.7 dMoon age
391,767 km243,432 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (20°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Hunter's Moon, 392,835 km from Earth. Total lunar eclipse
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 17, 1986 is on Friday, October 17, 1986 at 19:22 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, October 3, 1986 at 18:55 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, October 10, 1986 | 13:28 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Friday, October 17, 1986 | 19:22 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, October 25, 1986 | 22:26 |
The Moon around October 17
More about this date
Friday, October 17, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.