Waxing · 53.5% lit · ♌︎ Leo 12°
First Quarter at
04:25UTC
Moon phase on April 28, 1985First Quarter
On Sunday, April 28, 1985, the Moon was a First Quarter: 53.5% of its visible face lit, 8.3 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
53.5%Illumination at noon UTC
8.3 dMoon age
380,230 km236,264 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (12°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 28, 1985 is on Saturday, May 4, 1985 at 19:53 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 20, 1985 at 05:22 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, April 20, 1985 | 05:22 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Sunday, April 28, 1985 | 04:25 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, May 4, 1985 | 19:53 |
The Moon around April 28
More about this date
Sunday, April 28, 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.