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The Moon on Wednesday, July 31, 1985: Full Moon, 100% lit

Waxing · 99.6% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 03°

Full Moon at

21:41UTC

Moon phase on July 31, 1985Full Moon

Wednesday 31 July 1985380,301 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, July 31, 1985, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.6% of its visible face lit, 13.5 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .

99.6%Illumination at noon UTC
13.5 dMoon age
380,301 km236,308 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (3°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit

Full moon

This is the Buck Moon, 381,854 km from Earth. Blue Moon (monthly)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 31, 1985 is on Wednesday, July 31, 1985 at 21:41 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, July 17, 1985 at 23:57 UTC, 14 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Wednesday, July 24, 198523:39
Full Moon (this day)Wednesday, July 31, 198521:41
Last Quarter (after)Thursday, August 8, 198518:29

The Moon around July 31

More about this date

Wednesday, July 31, 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.