Waxing · 50.6% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 28°
First Quarter at
11:03UTC
Moon phase on September 21, 1985First Quarter
On Saturday, September 21, 1985, the Moon was a First Quarter: 50.6% of its visible face lit, 6.7 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
50.6%Illumination at noon UTC
6.7 dMoon age
374,631 km232,785 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (29°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 21, 1985 is on Sunday, September 29, 1985 at 00:09 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, September 14, 1985 at 19:20 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, September 14, 1985 | 19:20 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Saturday, September 21, 1985 | 11:03 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, September 29, 1985 | 00:09 |
The Moon around September 21
More about this date
Saturday, September 21, 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.
- 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.