Waning · 72.4% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 03°
Moon age
19.7days
Moon phase on October 23, 1986Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, October 23, 1986, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 72.4% of its visible face lit, 19.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
72.4%Illumination at noon UTC
19.7 dMoon age
405,022 km251,669 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (3°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 23, 1986 is on Friday, October 17, 1986 at 19:22 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, November 2, 1986 at 06:02 UTC, 10 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 23
More about this date
Thursday, October 23, 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.