Waxing · 6.1% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 01°
Moon age
2.4days
Moon phase on January 23, 1985Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, January 23, 1985, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 6.1% of its visible face lit, 2.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
6.1%Illumination at noon UTC
2.4 dMoon age
396,699 km246,497 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (2°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 23, 1985 is on Tuesday, February 5, 1985 at 15:19 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, January 21, 1985 at 02:28 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, January 21, 1985 | 02:28 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, January 29, 1985 | 03:29 |
The Moon around January 23
More about this date
Wednesday, January 23, 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.