Waxing · 70.9% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 05°
Moon age
10.0days
Moon phase on January 1, 1985Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, January 1, 1985, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 70.9% of its visible face lit, 10.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
70.9%Illumination at noon UTC
10.0 dMoon age
401,781 km249,655 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (6°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 1, 1985 is on Monday, January 7, 1985 at 02:16 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 22, 1984 at 11:47 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, December 30, 1984 | 05:28 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, January 7, 1985 | 02:16 |
The Moon around January 1
More about this date
Tuesday, January 1, 1985 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 22, 1984 to the new moon of January 21, 1985, a cycle of 29.61 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1985, or the whole moon calendar 1985.
- The same date one year apart: 1984 · 1986.
- 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.