Waning · 31.7% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 16°
Moon age
23.7days
Moon phase on March 15, 1985Waning Crescent
On Friday, March 15, 1985, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 31.7% of its visible face lit, 23.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
31.7%Illumination at noon UTC
23.7 dMoon age
386,539 km240,184 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (17°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 15, 1985 is on Thursday, March 7, 1985 at 02:13 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 21, 1985 at 11:59 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, March 13, 1985 | 17:34 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, March 21, 1985 | 11:59 |
The Moon around March 15
More about this date
Friday, March 15, 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.