Waxing · 0.1% lit · ♈︎ Aries 00°
New Moon at
11:59UTC
Moon phase on March 21, 1985New Moon
On Thursday, March 21, 1985, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.7 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.7 dMoon age
404,721 km251,482 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (1°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 21, 1985 is on Thursday, March 7, 1985 at 02:13 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 21, 1985 at 11:59 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, March 13, 1985 | 17:34 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, March 21, 1985 | 11:59 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, March 29, 1985 | 16:11 |
The Moon around March 21
More about this date
Thursday, March 21, 1985 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 21, 1985 to the new moon of April 20, 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.