Waxing · 15.6% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 10°
Moon age
3.3days
Moon phase on October 17, 1985Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, October 17, 1985, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 15.6% of its visible face lit, 3.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
15.6%Illumination at noon UTC
3.3 dMoon age
363,527 km225,885 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (10°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 17, 1985 is on Monday, October 28, 1985 at 17:38 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, October 14, 1985 at 04:33 UTC, 3 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 17
More about this date
Thursday, October 17, 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.
- 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.