Waning · 89.9% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 23°
Moon age
17.3days
Moon phase on May 7, 1985Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, May 7, 1985, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 89.9% of its visible face lit, 17.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
89.9%Illumination at noon UTC
17.3 dMoon age
367,187 km228,159 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (24°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 7, 1985 is on Saturday, May 4, 1985 at 19:53 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 19, 1985 at 21:41 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, May 4, 1985 | 19:53 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, May 11, 1985 | 17:34 |
The Moon around May 7
More about this date
Tuesday, May 7, 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 May 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.