Waning · 17.1% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 17°
Moon age
25.7days
Moon phase on October 29, 1986Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, October 29, 1986, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 17.1% of its visible face lit, 25.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
17.1%Illumination at noon UTC
25.7 dMoon age
382,936 km237,946 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (17°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 29, 1986 is on Friday, October 17, 1986 at 19:22 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, November 2, 1986 at 06:02 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, October 25, 1986 | 22:26 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, November 2, 1986 | 06:02 |
The Moon around October 29
More about this date
Wednesday, October 29, 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.