Waning · 87.4% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 09°
Moon age
17.7days
Moon phase on October 21, 1986Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, October 21, 1986, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 87.4% of its visible face lit, 17.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
87.4%Illumination at noon UTC
17.7 dMoon age
403,442 km250,687 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (9°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 21, 1986 is on Friday, October 17, 1986 at 19:22 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, November 2, 1986 at 06:02 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, October 17, 1986 | 19:22 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, October 25, 1986 | 22:26 |
The Moon around October 21
More about this date
Tuesday, October 21, 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.