Waxing · 24.1% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 12°
Moon age
4.2days
Moon phase on November 6, 1986Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, November 6, 1986, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 24.1% of its visible face lit, 4.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
24.1%Illumination at noon UTC
4.2 dMoon age
365,785 km227,288 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (12°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 6, 1986 is on Sunday, November 16, 1986 at 12:12 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, November 2, 1986 at 06:02 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, November 2, 1986 | 06:02 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, November 8, 1986 | 21:11 |
The Moon around November 6
More about this date
Thursday, November 6, 1986 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 2, 1986 to the new moon of December 1, 1986, a cycle of 29.44 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in November 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.