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The Moon on Monday, October 21, 1985: Waxing Gibbous, 57% lit

Waxing · 57.1% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 06°

Moon age

7.3days

Moon phase on October 21, 1985Waxing Gibbous

Monday 21 October 1985383,947 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, October 21, 1985, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 57.1% of its visible face lit, 7.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

57.1%Illumination at noon UTC
7.3 dMoon age
383,947 km238,573 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (6°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to October 21, 1985 is on Monday, October 28, 1985 at 17:38 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, October 14, 1985 at 04:33 UTC, 7 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Sunday, October 20, 198520:13
Full Moon (after)Monday, October 28, 198517:38

The Moon around October 21

More about this date

Monday, October 21, 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.