Waning · 6.6% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 27°
Moon age
27.0days
Moon phase on April 17, 1985Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, April 17, 1985, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 6.6% of its visible face lit, 27.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
6.6%Illumination at noon UTC
27.0 dMoon age
404,804 km251,534 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (28°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 17, 1985 is on Friday, April 5, 1985 at 11:32 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 20, 1985 at 05:22 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, April 12, 1985 | 04:42 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, April 20, 1985 | 05:22 |
The Moon around April 17
More about this date
Wednesday, April 17, 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.
- 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.