Waning · 99.8% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 26°
Full Moon at
07:05UTC
Moon phase on December 16, 1986Full Moon
On Tuesday, December 16, 1986, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 14.8 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
14.8 dMoon age
406,332 km252,483 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (26°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Cold Moon, 406,225 km from Earth. Micromoon
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 1986 is on Tuesday, December 16, 1986 at 07:05 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 31, 1986 at 03:10 UTC, 15 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, December 8, 1986 | 08:02 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Tuesday, December 16, 1986 | 07:05 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, December 24, 1986 | 09:17 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Tuesday, December 16, 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.