Waxing · 44.6% lit · ♎︎ Libra 25°
First Quarter at
23:39UTC
Moon phase on July 24, 1985First Quarter
On Wednesday, July 24, 1985, the Moon was a First Quarter: 44.6% of its visible face lit, 6.5 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
44.6%Illumination at noon UTC
6.5 dMoon age
370,030 km229,926 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (25°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 24, 1985 is on Wednesday, July 31, 1985 at 21:41 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, July 17, 1985 at 23:57 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, July 17, 1985 | 23:57 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, July 24, 1985 | 23:39 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, July 31, 1985 | 21:41 |
The Moon around July 24
More about this date
Wednesday, July 24, 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.