Waning · 68.8% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 20°
Moon age
20.1days
Moon phase on September 5, 1985Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, September 5, 1985, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 68.8% of its visible face lit, 20.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
68.8%Illumination at noon UTC
20.1 dMoon age
404,550 km251,376 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (21°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 5, 1985 is on Friday, August 30, 1985 at 09:27 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, September 14, 1985 at 19:20 UTC, 9 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 September 5
More about this date
Thursday, September 5, 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 September 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.