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The Moon on Monday, February 25, 1985: Waxing Crescent, 27% lit

Waxing · 27.2% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 09°

Moon age

5.7days

Moon phase on February 25, 1985Waxing Crescent

Monday 25 February 1985404,527 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, February 25, 1985, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 27.2% of its visible face lit, 5.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.

27.2%Illumination at noon UTC
5.7 dMoon age
404,527 km251,362 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (10°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 25, 1985 is on Thursday, March 7, 1985 at 02:13 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 19, 1985 at 18:43 UTC, 6 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Tuesday, February 19, 198518:43
First Quarter (after)Wednesday, February 27, 198523:41

The Moon around February 25

More about this date

Monday, February 25, 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.