Waning · 1.3% lit · ♌︎ Leo 10°
Moon age
28.5days
Moon phase on August 15, 1985Waning Crescent
On Thursday, August 15, 1985, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.3% of its visible face lit, 28.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.3%Illumination at noon UTC
28.5 dMoon age
378,390 km235,121 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (11°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 15, 1985 is on Wednesday, July 31, 1985 at 21:41 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 16, 1985 at 10:06 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, August 8, 1985 | 18:29 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, August 16, 1985 | 10:06 |
The Moon around August 15
More about this date
Thursday, August 15, 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 August 1985, or the whole moon calendar 1985.
- The same date one year apart: 1984 · 1986.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.