Waning · 98.6% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 20°
Moon age
15.1days
Moon phase on August 31, 1985Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, August 31, 1985, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.6% of its visible face lit, 15.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.6%Illumination at noon UTC
15.1 dMoon age
396,131 km246,144 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (21°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 1985 is on Friday, August 30, 1985 at 09:27 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, September 14, 1985 at 19:20 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, August 30, 1985 | 09:27 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, September 7, 1985 | 12:16 |
The Moon around August 31
More about this date
Saturday, August 31, 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.