Moon Calendar
Full Moon Calendar 1986
Every Full Moon and New Moon of 1986, with its traditional name, zodiac sign and exact time.
Quick Answer
There are 12 Full Moons and 13 New Moons in 1986. The first Full Moon is the Wolf Moon on January 26 in Leo, and the last is the Cold Moon on December 16 in Gemini. There is no Blue Moon in 1986. The Harvest Moon is on September 18. Two Full Moons are also a lunar eclipse: April 24 (Total Lunar Eclipse) and October 17 (Total Lunar Eclipse). Dates are in UTC; Moon names follow the US Eastern calendar month.
Full Moons 1986
Times switch to your time zone in the browser. Names follow the US Eastern calendar month.
| Date | Name | Position | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Moon | 5°45' Leo | ||
| Snow Moon | 5°42' Virgo | ||
| Worm Moon | 5°10' Libra | ||
| Pink Moon | 4°03' Scorpio | Total Lunar Eclipse | |
| Flower Moon | 2°25' Sagittarius | ||
| Strawberry Moon | 0°27' Capricorn | ||
| Buck Moon | 28°23' Capricorn | ||
| Sturgeon Moon | 26°29' Aquarius | ||
| Harvest Moon | 25°01' Pisces | ||
| Hunter's Moon | 24°07' Aries | Total Lunar Eclipse | |
| Beaver Moon | 23°50' Taurus | ||
| Cold Moon | 24°01' Gemini |
New Moons 1986
| Date | Position | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 19°58' Capricorn | ||
| 19°58' Aquarius | ||
| 19°44' Pisces | ||
| 19°06' Aries | Partial Solar Eclipse | |
| 18°01' Taurus | ||
| 16°31' Gemini | ||
| 14°48' Cancer | ||
| 13°02' Leo | ||
| 11°28' Virgo | ||
| 10°16' Libra | Total Solar Eclipse | |
| 9°31' Scorpio | ||
| 9°12' Sagittarius | ||
| 9°08' Capricorn |
The Moon Today
For today's sign, phase and void-of-course times, see the Moon right now. Eclipse details for the year are on Eclipses 1986.
The Rest of the Sky
Questions About the Moons of 1986
When Are the Full Moons in 1986?
Wolf Moon: January 25, 1986 at 7:31 PM ET (00:31 UTC on January 26), in Leo; Snow Moon: February 24, 1986 at 10:02 AM ET (15:02 UTC), in Virgo; Worm Moon: March 25, 1986 at 10:02 PM ET (03:02 UTC on March 26), in Libra; Pink Moon: April 24, 1986 at 7:46 AM ET (12:46 UTC), in Scorpio; Flower Moon: May 23, 1986 at 4:45 PM ET (20:45 UTC), in Sagittarius; Strawberry Moon: June 21, 1986 at 11:42 PM ET (03:42 UTC on June 22), in Capricorn; Buck Moon: July 21, 1986 at 6:40 AM ET (10:40 UTC), in Capricorn; Sturgeon Moon: August 19, 1986 at 2:54 PM ET (18:54 UTC), in Aquarius; Harvest Moon: September 18, 1986 at 1:34 AM ET (05:34 UTC), in Pisces; Hunter's Moon: October 17, 1986 at 3:22 PM ET (19:22 UTC), in Aries; Beaver Moon: November 16, 1986 at 7:12 AM ET (12:12 UTC), in Taurus; Cold Moon: December 16, 1986 at 2:05 AM ET (07:05 UTC), in Gemini.
When Are the New Moons in 1986?
January 10, 1986 at 7:22 AM ET (12:22 UTC), in Capricorn; February 8, 1986 at 7:55 PM ET (00:55 UTC on February 9), in Aquarius; March 10, 1986 at 9:52 AM ET (14:52 UTC), in Pisces; April 9, 1986 at 1:08 AM ET (06:08 UTC), in Aries; May 8, 1986 at 6:10 PM ET (22:10 UTC), in Taurus; June 7, 1986 at 10:01 AM ET (14:01 UTC), in Gemini; July 7, 1986 at 12:55 AM ET (04:55 UTC), in Cancer; August 5, 1986 at 2:36 PM ET (18:36 UTC), in Leo; September 4, 1986 at 3:11 AM ET (07:11 UTC), in Virgo; October 3, 1986 at 2:55 PM ET (18:55 UTC), in Libra; November 2, 1986 at 1:02 AM ET (06:02 UTC), in Scorpio; December 1, 1986 at 11:43 AM ET (16:43 UTC), in Sagittarius; December 30, 1986 at 10:10 PM ET (03:10 UTC on December 31), in Capricorn.
Is There a Blue Moon in 1986?
No. No calendar month in 1986 has two Full Moons in US Eastern time.
When Is the Harvest Moon in 1986?
The Harvest Moon, the Full Moon nearest the September equinox, is on September 18, 1986 at 1:34 AM ET (05:34 UTC), in Pisces.
Where Do the Full Moon Names Come From?
The names (Wolf, Snow, Worm, Pink, Flower, Strawberry, Buck, Sturgeon, Corn, Hunter's, Beaver and Cold) are traditional North American names popularized by farmers' almanacs. They belong to the month, not to the zodiac sign the Moon is in.
Why Do Some Calendars List a Different Date?
Most astrology sites print a single date without a time zone. An ingress at 10:49 PM in New York is already the next day in London and Sydney, so two correct sources can disagree by a day. Selfgazer gives every time in both US Eastern time and UTC, and the tables switch to your own time zone in the browser.
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