Every month of 1986 as a printable table, with public holidays, ISO week numbers and the year's eclipses, moon phases and meteor showers.
1986 has 365 days, starts on a Wednesday, is not a leap year, and runs to 52 ISO weeks. It runs from Wednesday 1 January 1986 to Wednesday 31 December 1986. There are 10 United States federal holidays in 1986, and none of them falls at a weekend. Worth knowing: there are 3 headline eclipses, starting with the total lunar eclipse on Thursday 24 April 1986.
Since 1986 ended
14,464days
The 1986 calendar, month by month
January
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
1
1New Year's Day
22 January
3
4
5
2
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
3
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
4
20Martin Luther King Jr. Day
21
22
23
24
25
26
5
27Australia Day
28
29
30
31
February
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
5
1
2
6
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
7
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
8
17Washington's Birthday
18
19
20
21
22
23
9
24
25
26
27
28
March
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
9
1
2
10
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
11
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
12
17St Patrick's Day
18
19
20
21
22
23
13
24
25
26
27
28Good Friday
29Easter Saturday
30
14
31Easter Monday
April
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
14
1
2
3
4
5
6
15
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
16
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
17
21
22
23
24
25Anzac Day
26
27
18
28
29
30
May
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
18
1
2
3
4
19
5Early May Bank Holiday, May Day
6
7
8
9
10
11
20
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
21
19Victoria Day
20
21
22
23
24
25
22
26Memorial Day, Spring Bank Holiday
27
28
29
30
31
June
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
22
1
23
2June Bank Holiday
3
4
5
6
7
8
24
9Queen's Birthday
10
11
12
13
14
15
25
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
26
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
27
30
July
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
27
1Canada Day
2
3
4Independence Day
5
6
28
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
29
14Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)
15
16
17
18
19
20
30
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
31
28
29
30
31
August
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
31
1
2
3
32
4Summer Bank Holiday, August Bank Holiday
5
6
7
8
9
10
33
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
34
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
35
25Summer Bank Holiday
26
27
28
29
30
31
September
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
36
1Labor Day, Labour Day
2
3
4
5
6
7
37
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
38
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
39
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
40
29
30
October
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
40
1
2
3
4
5
41
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
42
13Columbus Day, Thanksgiving
14
15
16
17
18
19
43
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
44
27October Bank Holiday
28
29
30
31
November
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
44
1
2
45
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
46
10
11Veterans Day, Remembrance Day
12
13
14
15
16
47
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
48
24
25
26
27Thanksgiving Day
28
29
30
December
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
49
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
50
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
51
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
52
22
23
24
25Christmas Day
26Boxing Day, St Stephen's Day
27
28
1
29
30
31
Public holiday in the selected country
Today
Saturday and Sunday
Wk ISO 8601 week number
Weeks start on Monday so that the week number in the left gutter applies to the
whole row. ISO 8601 defines week 1 as the week containing the first Thursday of
the year, which is why 1986 has 52 weeks and why 1 January is not always
in week 1.
Public holidays in 1986
The 11 federal holidays in 5 U.S.C. 6103, with the rules that were actually in force in each year. State and local holidays are not included.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1986
Wednesday
New Year's Day
On the day
20 January 1986
Monday
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
On the day
17 February 1986
Monday
Washington's Birthday (Widely called Presidents’ Day. The federal name is still Washington’s Birthday.)
On the day
26 May 1986
Monday
Memorial Day
On the day
4 July 1986
Friday
Independence Day
On the day
1 September 1986
Monday
Labor Day
On the day
13 October 1986
Monday
Columbus Day (Kept as Indigenous Peoples’ Day in a number of states.)
On the day
11 November 1986
Tuesday
Veterans Day
On the day
27 November 1986
Thursday
Thanksgiving Day
On the day
25 December 1986
Thursday
Christmas Day
On the day
Bank holidays in England and Wales under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971, including the one-off royal and jubilee holidays.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1986
Wednesday
New Year's Day
On the day
28 March 1986
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
31 March 1986
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
5 May 1986
Monday
Early May Bank Holiday
On the day
26 May 1986
Monday
Spring Bank Holiday
On the day
25 August 1986
Monday
Summer Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1986
Thursday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1986
Friday
Boxing Day
On the day
Bank holidays in Scotland. Scotland keeps 2 January and the first Monday in August, and does not keep Easter Monday.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1986
Wednesday
New Year's Day
On the day
2 January 1986
Thursday
2 January
On the day
28 March 1986
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
5 May 1986
Monday
Early May Bank Holiday
On the day
26 May 1986
Monday
Spring Bank Holiday
On the day
4 August 1986
Monday
Summer Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1986
Thursday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1986
Friday
Boxing Day
On the day
Bank holidays in Northern Ireland: the England and Wales set plus St Patrick's Day and the Battle of the Boyne.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1986
Wednesday
New Year's Day
On the day
17 March 1986
Monday
St Patrick's Day
On the day
28 March 1986
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
31 March 1986
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
5 May 1986
Monday
Early May Bank Holiday
On the day
26 May 1986
Monday
Spring Bank Holiday
On the day
12 July 1986
Saturday
Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)
Monday 14 July 1986
25 August 1986
Monday
Summer Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1986
Thursday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1986
Friday
Boxing Day
On the day
Public holidays in the Republic of Ireland under the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1986
Wednesday
New Year's Day
On the day
17 March 1986
Monday
St Patrick's Day
On the day
31 March 1986
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
5 May 1986
Monday
May Day
On the day
2 June 1986
Monday
June Bank Holiday
On the day
4 August 1986
Monday
August Bank Holiday
On the day
27 October 1986
Monday
October Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1986
Thursday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1986
Friday
St Stephen's Day
On the day
Federal statutory holidays. Provincial holidays (Family Day, Civic Holiday, St Jean Baptiste) are not included and vary by province.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1986
Wednesday
New Year's Day
On the day
28 March 1986
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
19 May 1986
Monday
Victoria Day (The Monday before 25 May.)
On the day
1 July 1986
Tuesday
Canada Day
On the day
1 September 1986
Monday
Labour Day
On the day
13 October 1986
Monday
Thanksgiving
On the day
11 November 1986
Tuesday
Remembrance Day
On the day
25 December 1986
Thursday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1986
Friday
Boxing Day
On the day
Public holidays kept nationally. State holidays (Labour Day, show days, Melbourne Cup) vary by state and are not included.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1986
Wednesday
New Year's Day
On the day
26 January 1986
Sunday
Australia Day
Monday 27 January 1986
28 March 1986
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
29 March 1986
Saturday
Easter Saturday
On the day
31 March 1986
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
25 April 1986
Friday
Anzac Day (Substitute days for a weekend Anzac Day vary by state.)
On the day
9 June 1986
Monday
Queen's Birthday (Not kept in June in Queensland or Western Australia.)
On the day
25 December 1986
Thursday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1986
Friday
Boxing Day
On the day
The sky in 1986
Equinoxes, solstices and eclipses are given in UTC, because an eclipse happens
at one instant everywhere. Convert to your own zone before you set an alarm.
Equinoxes and solstices, and the eclipses of 1986.
Date
Time (UTC)
Event
Detail
20 March 1986
22:02
March equinox
Spring begins in the northern hemisphere, autumn in the southern.
9 April 1986
06:20
Partial solar eclipse
The centre of the shadow misses the Earth; this one is partial everywhere it is seen.
24 April 1986
12:42
Total lunar eclipse
64 minutes of totality · 200 minutes of partial phase · Visible anywhere the Moon is above the horizon.
21 June 1986
16:29
June solstice
The longest day in the northern hemisphere, the shortest in the southern.
23 September 1986
07:59
September equinox
Autumn begins in the northern hemisphere, spring in the southern.
3 October 1986
19:05
Total solar eclipse
Greatest eclipse at 59.9°N 37.1°W, 100% of the Sun covered there.
17 October 1986
19:17
Total lunar eclipse
74 minutes of totality · 218 minutes of partial phase · Visible anywhere the Moon is above the horizon.
22 December 1986
04:01
December solstice
The shortest day in the northern hemisphere, the longest in the southern.
Full moons
The traditional names are month-based, with two exceptions we compute rather
than assume: the Harvest Moon is the full moon nearest the September equinox,
and a second full moon inside one calendar month is a Blue Moon.
Date
Time (UTC)
Name
Note
26 January 1986
00:31
Wolf Moon
24 February 1986
15:02
Snow Moon
26 March 1986
03:02
Worm Moon
24 April 1986
12:46
Pink Moon
23 May 1986
20:45
Flower Moon
22 June 1986
03:42
Strawberry Moon
21 July 1986
10:40
Buck Moon
19 August 1986
18:54
Sturgeon Moon
18 September 1986
05:34
Harvest Moon
The full moon nearest the September equinox.
17 October 1986
19:22
Hunter's Moon
16 November 1986
12:12
Beaver Moon
16 December 1986
07:05
Cold Moon
All 50 moon phases in 1986
Date
Time (UTC)
Phase
3 January 1986
19:47
Last Quarter
10 January 1986
12:22
New Moon
17 January 1986
22:14
First Quarter
26 January 1986
00:31
Full Moon
2 February 1986
04:41
Last Quarter
9 February 1986
00:55
New Moon
16 February 1986
19:55
First Quarter
24 February 1986
15:02
Full Moon
3 March 1986
12:17
Last Quarter
10 March 1986
14:52
New Moon
18 March 1986
16:39
First Quarter
26 March 1986
03:02
Full Moon
1 April 1986
19:30
Last Quarter
9 April 1986
06:08
New Moon
17 April 1986
10:35
First Quarter
24 April 1986
12:46
Full Moon
1 May 1986
03:22
Last Quarter
8 May 1986
22:10
New Moon
17 May 1986
01:00
First Quarter
23 May 1986
20:45
Full Moon
30 May 1986
12:55
Last Quarter
7 June 1986
14:01
New Moon
15 June 1986
12:00
First Quarter
22 June 1986
03:42
Full Moon
29 June 1986
00:53
Last Quarter
7 July 1986
04:55
New Moon
14 July 1986
20:10
First Quarter
21 July 1986
10:40
Full Moon
28 July 1986
15:34
Last Quarter
5 August 1986
18:36
New Moon
13 August 1986
02:22
First Quarter
19 August 1986
18:54
Full Moon
27 August 1986
08:39
Last Quarter
4 September 1986
07:11
New Moon
11 September 1986
07:41
First Quarter
18 September 1986
05:34
Full Moon
26 September 1986
03:18
Last Quarter
3 October 1986
18:55
New Moon
10 October 1986
13:28
First Quarter
17 October 1986
19:22
Full Moon
25 October 1986
22:26
Last Quarter
2 November 1986
06:02
New Moon
8 November 1986
21:11
First Quarter
16 November 1986
12:12
Full Moon
24 November 1986
16:51
Last Quarter
1 December 1986
16:43
New Moon
8 December 1986
08:02
First Quarter
16 December 1986
07:05
Full Moon
24 December 1986
09:17
Last Quarter
31 December 1986
03:10
New Moon
Meteor showers
Peak nights drift by about a day between years, because the Earth meets each
stream at a fixed point in its orbit rather than on a fixed date. What
changes the view far more is the Moon, so we compute how much of it is lit
on the peak night of 1986.
Peak
Shower
Rate/hour
Moon lit
Viewing
3 January 1986
Quadrantids (debris from Asteroid 2003 EH1)
110
49%
Moonlight will wash out fainter meteors
22 April 1986
Lyrids (debris from Comet Thatcher)
18
96%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
6 May 1986
Eta Aquariids (debris from Halley's Comet)
50
4%
Dark sky, near new moon
30 July 1986
Southern Delta Aquariids (debris from Comet 96P/Machholz)
25
29%
Mostly dark
12 August 1986
Perseids (debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle)
100
48%
Moonlight will wash out fainter meteors
8 October 1986
Draconids (debris from Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner)
10
32%
Mostly dark
21 October 1986
Orionids (debris from Halley's Comet)
20
85%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
5 November 1986
Southern Taurids (debris from Comet Encke)
5
18%
Mostly dark
12 November 1986
Northern Taurids (debris from Comet Encke)
5
88%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
17 November 1986
Leonids (debris from Comet Tempel-Tuttle)
15
98%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
14 December 1986
Geminids (debris from Asteroid 3200 Phaethon)
150
98%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
22 December 1986
Ursids (debris from Comet 8P/Tuttle)
10
65%
Moonlight will wash out fainter meteors
About the year 1986
1986 at a glance
Days
365
Leap year
No
1 January
Wednesday
31 December
Wednesday
ISO weeks
52
Weekend days
104
1986 is not a leap year, so February has 28 days.
Years you can reuse this calendar for
These years start on the same weekday and have the same February, so the grid
above is identical. A 1986 wall calendar hangs again, unchanged, in any of them.
Public holidays computed from statute, cross-checked against
Nager.Date for every year it covers. Astronomical
events computed with astronomy-engine. Week numbers follow ISO 8601. Times are UTC.