Waxing · 99.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 14°
Moon age
13.8days
Moon phase on December 15, 1986Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, December 15, 1986, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.3% of its visible face lit, 13.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.3%Illumination at noon UTC
13.8 dMoon age
405,562 km252,004 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (15°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 15, 1986 is on Tuesday, December 16, 1986 at 07:05 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 1, 1986 at 16:43 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, December 8, 1986 | 08:02 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, December 16, 1986 | 07:05 |
The Moon around December 15
More about this date
Monday, December 15, 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.