Waxing · 5.1% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 06°
Moon age
1.8days
Moon phase on December 3, 1986Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, December 3, 1986, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 5.1% of its visible face lit, 1.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
5.1%Illumination at noon UTC
1.8 dMoon age
358,794 km222,944 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (7°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 3, 1986 is on Tuesday, December 16, 1986 at 07:05 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 1, 1986 at 16:43 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, December 1, 1986 | 16:43 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, December 8, 1986 | 08:02 |
The Moon around December 3
More about this date
Wednesday, December 3, 1986 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 1, 1986 to the new moon of December 31, 1986, a cycle of 29.44 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 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.