Waxing · 51.9% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 18°
First Quarter at
08:02UTC
Moon phase on December 8, 1986First Quarter
On Monday, December 8, 1986, the Moon was a First Quarter: 51.9% of its visible face lit, 6.8 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
51.9%Illumination at noon UTC
6.8 dMoon age
381,968 km237,344 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (18°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 8, 1986 is on Tuesday, December 16, 1986 at 07:05 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 1, 1986 at 16:43 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, December 1, 1986 | 16:43 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Monday, December 8, 1986 | 08:02 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, December 16, 1986 | 07:05 |
The Moon around December 8
More about this date
Monday, December 8, 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.