Waning · 63.7% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 15°
Moon age
20.7days
Moon phase on October 24, 1986Waning Gibbous
On Friday, October 24, 1986, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 63.7% of its visible face lit, 20.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
63.7%Illumination at noon UTC
20.7 dMoon age
404,095 km251,093 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (15°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 24, 1986 is on Friday, October 17, 1986 at 19:22 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, November 2, 1986 at 06:02 UTC, 9 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 24
More about this date
Friday, October 24, 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.