Waning · 97.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 26°
Moon age
16.3days
Moon phase on October 30, 1985Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, October 30, 1985, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.3% of its visible face lit, 16.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.3%Illumination at noon UTC
16.3 dMoon age
406,181 km252,389 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (26°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 30, 1985 is on Monday, October 28, 1985 at 17:38 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, November 12, 1985 at 14:20 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, October 28, 1985 | 17:38 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, November 5, 1985 | 20:07 |
The Moon around October 30
More about this date
Wednesday, October 30, 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.