Waxing · 0.3% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 06°
New Moon at
02:28UTC
Moon phase on January 21, 1985New Moon
On Monday, January 21, 1985, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 0.4 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
0.4 dMoon age
389,215 km241,847 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (6°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 21, 1985 is on Monday, January 7, 1985 at 02:16 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, January 21, 1985 at 02:28 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, January 13, 1985 | 23:27 |
| New Moon (this day) | Monday, January 21, 1985 | 02:28 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, January 29, 1985 | 03:29 |
The Moon around January 21
More about this date
Monday, January 21, 1985 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 21, 1985 to the new moon of February 19, 1985, a cycle of 29.68 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.