Waxing · 76.4% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 01°
Moon age
9.3days
Moon phase on October 23, 1985Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, October 23, 1985, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 76.4% of its visible face lit, 9.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
76.4%Illumination at noon UTC
9.3 dMoon age
393,315 km244,394 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (2°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 23, 1985 is on Monday, October 28, 1985 at 17:38 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, October 14, 1985 at 04:33 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, October 20, 1985 | 20:13 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, October 28, 1985 | 17:38 |
The Moon around October 23
More about this date
Wednesday, October 23, 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.