Waning · 17.5% lit · ♎︎ Libra 26°
Moon age
25.9days
Moon phase on December 8, 1985Waning Crescent
On Sunday, December 8, 1985, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 17.5% of its visible face lit, 25.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
17.5%Illumination at noon UTC
25.9 dMoon age
364,071 km226,223 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (27°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 8, 1985 is on Wednesday, November 27, 1985 at 12:42 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 12, 1985 at 00:55 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, December 5, 1985 | 09:01 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, December 12, 1985 | 00:55 |
The Moon around December 8
More about this date
Sunday, December 8, 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.
- 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.