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The Moon on Tuesday, July 2, 1985: Full Moon, 100% lit

Waxing · 99.9% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 10°

Full Moon at

12:08UTC

Moon phase on July 2, 1985Full Moon

Tuesday 2 July 1985371,507 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, July 2, 1985, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 14.0 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .

99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
14.0 dMoon age
371,507 km230,844 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (10°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit

Full moon

This is the Buck Moon, 371,529 km from Earth.

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 2, 1985 is on Tuesday, July 2, 1985 at 12:08 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, June 18, 1985 at 11:58 UTC, 14 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Tuesday, June 25, 198518:53
Full Moon (this day)Tuesday, July 2, 198512:08
Last Quarter (after)Wednesday, July 10, 198500:50

The Moon around July 2

More about this date

Tuesday, July 2, 1985 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 18, 1985 to the new moon of July 17, 1985, a cycle of 29.50 days.