Full Moon Calendar 1986 with 12 full moons
Wondering when were the full moons in 1986? Here’s the Full Moon Calendar 1986 to help you go back and look at the year’s 12 full moons.
A full moon occurs when the Earth is directly between the Sun and Moon so that the moon looks completely illuminated when you look at it. It happens about once a month or, 29.53 days on average.
The dates and times provided by NASA in United States Eastern Time (ET) account for both Eastern Standard Time (EST) and Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) for part of the year in the United States. Also below is the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) time. This was previously referred to as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Since your local time zone may be different, the exact dates may shift slightly for your calendar.
Full Moon Calendar 1986
In 1986, there were 12 full moons on the calendar. While there were no calendar blue moons in 1986, there was a seasonal blue moons this year.
In Spring 1986, four full moons occurred so the May 1986 full moon was considered a seasonal blue moon.
As part of the April and October 1986 full moons there were total lunar full moon eclipses.
| Month | Day of the week | Full Moon 1986 Date | UTC Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | Saturday | January 25, 1986 7:31 PM EST | 12:31 AM UTC (January 26) |
| February | Monday | February 24, 1986 10:02 AM EST | 3:02 PM UTC |
| March | Tuesday | March 25, 1986 11:02 PM EST | 3:02 AM UTC (March 26) |
| April | Thursday | April 24, 1986 8:46 AM EST | 12:46 PM UTC (April 24) |
| May | Friday | May 23, 1986 4:45 PM EDT | 8:45 PM UTC |
| June | Saturday | June 21, 1986 11:42 PM EDT | 3:42 AM UTC (June 22) |
| July | Monday | July 21, 1986 6:40 AM EDT | 10:40 AM UTC |
| August | Tuesday | August 19, 1986 2:54 PM EDT | 6:54 PM UTC |
| September | Thursday | September 18, 1986 1:34 AM EDT | 5:34 AM UTC |
| October | Friday | October 17, 1986 3:22 PM EDT | 7:22 PM UTC |
| November | Sunday | November 16, 1986 7:12 AM EST | 12:12 PM UTC |
| December | Tuesday | December 16, 1986 2:05 AM EST | 7:05 AM UTC |
Related: Moon Phases 1986
What were the names of the 1986 Full Moons?
The names of the full moons in 1986 were as follows:
- January 25, 1986 (January 26 UTC): Full Wolf Moon
- February 24, 1986: Full Snow Moon
- March 25, 1986 (March 26 UTC): Full Worm Moon
- April 24, 1986: Full Pink Moon
- May 23, 1986: Full Flower Moon
- June 21, 1986 (June 22 UTC): Full Strawberry Moon
- July 21, 1986: Full Buck Moon
- August 19, 1986: Full Sturgeon Moon
- September 18, 1986: Full Harvest Moon
- October 17, 1986: Full Hunter’s Moon
- November 16, 1986: Full Beaver Moon
- December 16, 1986: Full Cold Moon
1986 Equinoxes and Solstices
Below are the dates for the equinoxes and solstices from 1986. For the Eastern Time zone, the the June full moon fell on the same date as the Summer solstice.
Four full moons occurred during the Summer 1986 season. A The August 1986 full moon was considered a seasonal full moon as it was the third full moon in a four full moon season.
The 1986 dates of the equinoxes and solstices were:
- Vernal Equinox (Spring): March 20, 1986 at 6:03 PM EST or 10:03 PM UTC
- Summer Solstice: June 21, 1986 at 12:30 PM EDT or 4:30 PM UTC
- Autumnal Equinox: September 23, 1986 at 3:59 AM EDT or 7:59 AM UTC
- Winter Solstice: December 21, 1986 at 11:02 PM EST or December 22, 1986 at 4:02 AM UTC
