Waning · 97.0% lit · ♎︎ Libra 07°
Moon age
16.7days
Moon phase on March 8, 1985Waning Gibbous
On Friday, March 8, 1985, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.0% of its visible face lit, 16.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.0%Illumination at noon UTC
16.7 dMoon age
359,372 km223,303 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (8°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 8, 1985 is on Thursday, March 7, 1985 at 02:13 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 21, 1985 at 11:59 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, March 7, 1985 | 02:13 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, March 13, 1985 | 17:34 |
The Moon around March 8
More about this date
Friday, March 8, 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 March 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.