Waxing · 72.5% lit · ♈︎ Aries 26°
Moon age
9.5days
Moon phase on December 21, 1985Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, December 21, 1985, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 72.5% of its visible face lit, 9.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
72.5%Illumination at noon UTC
9.5 dMoon age
403,885 km250,962 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (26°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 21, 1985 is on Friday, December 27, 1985 at 07:31 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 12, 1985 at 00:55 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, December 19, 1985 | 01:58 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, December 27, 1985 | 07:31 |
The Moon around December 21
More about this date
Saturday, December 21, 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.