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The Moon on Saturday, May 11, 1985: Last Quarter, 52% lit

Waning · 52.5% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 18°

Last Quarter at

17:34UTC

Moon phase on May 11, 1985Last Quarter

Saturday 11 May 1985391,095 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, May 11, 1985, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 52.5% of its visible face lit, 21.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .

52.5%Illumination at noon UTC
21.3 dMoon age
391,095 km243,015 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (18°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 11, 1985 is on Saturday, May 4, 1985 at 19:53 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 19, 1985 at 21:41 UTC, 8 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Saturday, May 4, 198519:53
Last Quarter (this day)Saturday, May 11, 198517:34
New Moon (after)Sunday, May 19, 198521:41

The Moon around May 11

More about this date

Saturday, May 11, 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.