Waxing · 7.9% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 25°
Moon age
2.3days
Moon phase on October 16, 1985Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, October 16, 1985, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 7.9% of its visible face lit, 2.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
7.9%Illumination at noon UTC
2.3 dMoon age
360,222 km223,831 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (26°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 16, 1985 is on Monday, October 28, 1985 at 17:38 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, October 14, 1985 at 04:33 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, October 14, 1985 | 04:33 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, October 20, 1985 | 20:13 |
The Moon around October 16
More about this date
Wednesday, October 16, 1985 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 14, 1985 to the new moon of November 12, 1985, a cycle of 29.41 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.