Waxing · 0.4% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 14°
New Moon at
03:10UTC
Moon phase on December 31, 1986New Moon
On Wednesday, December 31, 1986, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.4% of its visible face lit, 29.8 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.4%Illumination at noon UTC
29.8 dMoon age
356,897 km221,765 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (15°)
33.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 31, 1986 is on Thursday, January 15, 1987 at 02:31 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 31, 1986 at 03:10 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, December 24, 1986 | 09:17 |
| New Moon (this day) | Wednesday, December 31, 1986 | 03:10 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, January 6, 1987 | 22:35 |
The Moon around December 31
More about this date
Wednesday, December 31, 1986 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 31, 1986 to the new moon of January 29, 1987, 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.