Waning · 7.7% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 26°
Moon age
27.0days
Moon phase on January 18, 1985Waning Crescent
On Friday, January 18, 1985, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 7.7% of its visible face lit, 27.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
7.7%Illumination at noon UTC
27.0 dMoon age
378,983 km235,489 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (26°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 18, 1985 is on Monday, January 7, 1985 at 02:16 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, January 21, 1985 at 02:28 UTC, 3 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 18
More about this date
Friday, January 18, 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.