Waxing · 1.5% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 15°
Moon age
1.3days
Moon phase on April 21, 1985Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, April 21, 1985, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 1.5% of its visible face lit, 1.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
1.5%Illumination at noon UTC
1.3 dMoon age
405,489 km251,959 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (15°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 21, 1985 is on Saturday, May 4, 1985 at 19:53 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 20, 1985 at 05:22 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, April 20, 1985 | 05:22 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, April 28, 1985 | 04:25 |
The Moon around April 21
More about this date
Sunday, April 21, 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.
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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.