Waxing · 0.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 03°
New Moon at
05:22UTC
Moon phase on April 20, 1985New Moon
On Saturday, April 20, 1985, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 0.3 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
0.3 dMoon age
406,328 km252,481 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (3°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 20, 1985 is on Saturday, May 4, 1985 at 19:53 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 20, 1985 at 05:22 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, April 12, 1985 | 04:42 |
| New Moon (this day) | Saturday, April 20, 1985 | 05:22 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, April 28, 1985 | 04:25 |
The Moon around April 20
More about this date
Saturday, April 20, 1985 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 20, 1985 to the new moon of May 19, 1985, a cycle of 29.68 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.