Waning · 18.5% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 14°
Moon age
25.8days
Moon phase on December 27, 1986Waning Crescent
On Saturday, December 27, 1986, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 18.5% of its visible face lit, 25.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
18.5%Illumination at noon UTC
25.8 dMoon age
367,424 km228,307 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (15°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 27, 1986 is on Tuesday, December 16, 1986 at 07:05 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 31, 1986 at 03:10 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, December 24, 1986 | 09:17 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, December 31, 1986 | 03:10 |
The Moon around December 27
More about this date
Saturday, December 27, 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.