Waning · 95.1% lit · ♌︎ Leo 02°
Moon age
17.5days
Moon phase on December 29, 1985Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, December 29, 1985, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 95.1% of its visible face lit, 17.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
95.1%Illumination at noon UTC
17.5 dMoon age
393,109 km244,267 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (3°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 29, 1985 is on Friday, December 27, 1985 at 07:31 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 10, 1986 at 12:22 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, December 27, 1985 | 07:31 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, January 3, 1986 | 19:47 |
The Moon around December 29
More about this date
Sunday, December 29, 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.