Waning · 89.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 17°
Moon age
17.7days
Moon phase on October 2, 1985Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, October 2, 1985, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 89.3% of its visible face lit, 17.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
89.3%Illumination at noon UTC
17.7 dMoon age
405,751 km252,122 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (17°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 2, 1985 is on Sunday, September 29, 1985 at 00:09 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, October 14, 1985 at 04:33 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, September 29, 1985 | 00:09 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, October 7, 1985 | 05:04 |
The Moon around October 2
More about this date
Wednesday, October 2, 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 October 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.