Waxing · 8.7% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 26°
Moon age
2.5days
Moon phase on December 14, 1985Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, December 14, 1985, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 8.7% of its visible face lit, 2.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
8.7%Illumination at noon UTC
2.5 dMoon age
369,116 km229,358 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (26°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 14, 1985 is on Friday, December 27, 1985 at 07:31 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 12, 1985 at 00:55 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, December 12, 1985 | 00:55 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, December 19, 1985 | 01:58 |
The Moon around December 14
More about this date
Saturday, December 14, 1985 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 12, 1985 to the new moon of January 10, 1986, a cycle of 29.48 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.