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Moon phases August 1985

Last quarter
Thu 08 Aug
18:29 UTC
New moon
Fri 16 Aug
10:06 UTC
First quarter
Fri 23 Aug
04:36 UTC
Full · Sturgeon
Fri 30 Aug
09:27 UTC

In August 1985 the primary moon phases are the Last Quarter on Thursday, August 8 at 18:29 UTC, the New Moon on Friday, August 16 at 10:06 UTC, the First Quarter on Friday, August 23 at 04:36 UTC and the Full Moon on Friday, August 30 at 09:27 UTC. The full moon is the Sturgeon Moon.

01 Waning Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 02 Waning Gibbous, 97% lit 97% 03 Waning Gibbous, 93% lit 93% 04 Waning Gibbous, 87% lit 87% 05 Waning Gibbous, 79% lit 79% 06 Waning Gibbous, 71% lit 71% 07 Waning Gibbous, 62% lit 62% 08Last Q Last Quarter, 53% lit 53%18:29 09 Waning Crescent, 43% lit 43% 10 Waning Crescent, 34% lit 34% 11 Waning Crescent, 25% lit 25% 12 Waning Crescent, 17% lit 17% 13 Waning Crescent, 10% lit 10% 14 Waning Crescent, 5% lit 5% 15 Waning Crescent, 1% lit 1% 16New New Moon, 0% lit 0%10:06 17 Waxing Crescent, 2% lit 2% 18 Waxing Crescent, 6% lit 6% 19 Waxing Crescent, 12% lit 12% 20 Waxing Crescent, 21% lit 21% 21 Waxing Crescent, 31% lit 31% 22 Waxing Crescent, 42% lit 42% 23First Q First Quarter, 54% lit 54%04:36 24 Waxing Gibbous, 65% lit 65% 25 Waxing Gibbous, 75% lit 75% 26 Waxing Gibbous, 84% lit 84% 27 Waxing Gibbous, 91% lit 91% 28 Waxing Gibbous, 96% lit 96% 29 Waxing Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 30Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%09:27 31 Waning Gibbous, 99% lit 99%

Exact phase times

August 1985 has four primary moon phases: the Last Quarter on August 8, the New Moon on August 16, the First Quarter on August 23 and the Full Moon on August 30.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
Last QuarterThursday, August 8, 198518:29
New MoonFriday, August 16, 198510:06
First QuarterFriday, August 23, 198504:36
Full MoonFriday, August 30, 198509:27

Friday, August 30, 1985: Sturgeon Moon, 392,360 km from Earth.

Full moons · 1985

Thirteen full moons, one blue

07 Jan Wolf 05 Feb Snow 07 Mar Worm Supermoon 05 Apr Pink Supermoon 04 May Flower total eclipse 03 Jun Straw­berry Supermoon 02 Jul Buck 31 Jul Blue Blue moon 30 Aug Sturgeon 29 Sept Harvest 28 Oct Hunter’s total eclipse 27 Nov Beaver Micromoon 27 Dec Cold