Waxing · 18.5% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 16°
Moon age
3.7days
Moon phase on September 18, 1985Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, September 18, 1985, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 18.5% of its visible face lit, 3.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
18.5%Illumination at noon UTC
3.7 dMoon age
364,354 km226,399 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (16°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 18, 1985 is on Sunday, September 29, 1985 at 00:09 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, September 14, 1985 at 19:20 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, September 14, 1985 | 19:20 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, September 21, 1985 | 11:03 |
The Moon around September 18
More about this date
Wednesday, September 18, 1985 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 14, 1985 to the new moon of October 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.