Waxing · 31.1% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 06°
Moon age
5.1days
Moon phase on August 21, 1985Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, August 21, 1985, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 31.1% of its visible face lit, 5.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
31.1%Illumination at noon UTC
5.1 dMoon age
368,096 km228,724 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (6°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 21, 1985 is on Friday, August 30, 1985 at 09:27 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 16, 1985 at 10:06 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, August 16, 1985 | 10:06 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, August 23, 1985 | 04:36 |
The Moon around August 21
More about this date
Wednesday, August 21, 1985 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 16, 1985 to the new moon of September 14, 1985, a cycle of 29.38 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.