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The Moon on Saturday, September 7, 1985: Last Quarter, 50% lit

Waning · 50.2% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 14°

Last Quarter at

12:16UTC

Moon phase on September 7, 1985Last Quarter

Saturday 7 September 1985400,609 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, September 7, 1985, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 50.2% of its visible face lit, 22.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .

50.2%Illumination at noon UTC
22.1 dMoon age
400,609 km248,927 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (15°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to September 7, 1985 is on Friday, August 30, 1985 at 09:27 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, September 14, 1985 at 19:20 UTC, 7 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Friday, August 30, 198509:27
Last Quarter (this day)Saturday, September 7, 198512:16
New Moon (after)Saturday, September 14, 198519:20

The Moon around September 7

More about this date

Saturday, September 7, 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.