Waning · 48.8% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 14°
Last Quarter at
09:01UTC
Moon phase on December 5, 1985Last Quarter
On Thursday, December 5, 1985, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 48.8% of its visible face lit, 22.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
48.8%Illumination at noon UTC
22.9 dMoon age
378,830 km235,394 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (15°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 5, 1985 is on Wednesday, November 27, 1985 at 12:42 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 12, 1985 at 00:55 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, November 27, 1985 | 12:42 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Thursday, December 5, 1985 | 09:01 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, December 12, 1985 | 00:55 |
The Moon around December 5
More about this date
Thursday, December 5, 1985 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 12, 1985 to the new moon of December 12, 1985, a cycle of 29.44 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 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.