Waxing · 14.4% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 13°
Moon age
3.5days
Moon phase on July 21, 1985Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, July 21, 1985, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 14.4% of its visible face lit, 3.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
14.4%Illumination at noon UTC
3.5 dMoon age
374,245 km232,545 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (13°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 21, 1985 is on Wednesday, July 31, 1985 at 21:41 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, July 17, 1985 at 23:57 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, July 17, 1985 | 23:57 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, July 24, 1985 | 23:39 |
The Moon around July 21
More about this date
Sunday, July 21, 1985 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 17, 1985 to the new moon of August 16, 1985, a cycle of 29.42 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 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.