Waxing · 12.5% lit · ♈︎ Aries 16°
Moon age
3.7days
Moon phase on February 23, 1985Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, February 23, 1985, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 12.5% of its visible face lit, 3.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
12.5%Illumination at noon UTC
3.7 dMoon age
405,278 km251,828 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (16°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 23, 1985 is on Thursday, March 7, 1985 at 02:13 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 19, 1985 at 18:43 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, February 19, 1985 | 18:43 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, February 27, 1985 | 23:41 |
The Moon around February 23
More about this date
Saturday, February 23, 1985 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 19, 1985 to the new moon of March 21, 1985, a cycle of 29.72 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 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.