Waxing · 7.9% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 06°
Moon age
3.0days
Moon phase on March 24, 1985Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, March 24, 1985, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 7.9% of its visible face lit, 3.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
7.9%Illumination at noon UTC
3.0 dMoon age
405,981 km252,265 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (6°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 24, 1985 is on Friday, April 5, 1985 at 11:32 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 21, 1985 at 11:59 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, March 21, 1985 | 11:59 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, March 29, 1985 | 16:11 |
The Moon around March 24
More about this date
Sunday, March 24, 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.