Waning · 14.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 12°
Moon age
26.0days
Moon phase on January 17, 1985Waning Crescent
On Thursday, January 17, 1985, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 14.5% of its visible face lit, 26.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
14.5%Illumination at noon UTC
26.0 dMoon age
376,363 km233,861 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (13°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 17, 1985 is on Monday, January 7, 1985 at 02:16 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, January 21, 1985 at 02:28 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, January 13, 1985 | 23:27 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, January 21, 1985 | 02:28 |
The Moon around January 17
More about this date
Thursday, January 17, 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.