Waning · 98.4% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 01°
Moon age
16.0days
Moon phase on April 6, 1985Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, April 6, 1985, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.4% of its visible face lit, 16.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.4%Illumination at noon UTC
16.0 dMoon age
357,492 km222,135 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (1°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 6, 1985 is on Friday, April 5, 1985 at 11:32 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 20, 1985 at 05:22 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, April 5, 1985 | 11:32 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, April 12, 1985 | 04:42 |
The Moon around April 6
More about this date
Saturday, April 6, 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 April 1985, or the whole moon calendar 1985.
- The same date one year apart: 1984 · 1986.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.