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1985 Moon Phases: Dates of the year’s new, first, full, and last quarter moons

The 1985 Moon Phases schedule will help you look back at when the new, first quart, full, and last quarter moons occurred each month of the year. When did the 4 core phases of the lunar calendar occur in 1985? Check out the dates below.

A new moon is the first lunar phase that happens about once a month or, 29.53 days on average. The moon itself is not visible though you may be able to “see” it because it blocks the visibility of the stars behind it.

A full moon occurs when the Earth is directly between the Sun and Moon so that the moon looks completely illuminated when you look at it. It happens about once a month or, 29.53 days on average.

The first quarter moon occurs between the new moon and full moon. The last quarter moon occurs after the full moon and before the next new moon.

Photo of the full moon for the dates of the 1985 Moon Phases

The dates and times provided by NASA in United States Eastern Time are for both Eastern Standard Time (EST) and Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) for part of the year in the United States. Also below is the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) time. Since you may be in a different time zone, the exact dates may shift for your calendar.

1985 Moon Phases Calendar

Below are the lunar phases for 1985 including the new moon, first quarter, full moon, and last quarter that were on the schedule for each month. The date and times are based on both the United States Eastern Time Zone and UTC, adjusted for daylight saving time.

January 1985 Moon Phases

The Lunar Phases in January 1985 included:

Lunar PhaseDate & Time (US Eastern)UTC Date & Time
Full MoonJanuary 6, 1985 9:16 PM ESTJanuary 7, 1985 2:16 AM UTC
Last QuarterJanuary 13, 1985 6:27 PM ESTJanuary 13, 1985 11:27 PM UTC
New MoonJanuary 20, 1985 9:28 PM ESTJanuary 21, 1985 2:28 AM UTC
First QuarterJanuary 28, 1985 10:29 PM ESTJanuary 29, 1985 3:29 AM UTC

February 1985 Moon Phases

The Lunar Phases in February 1985 included:

Lunar PhaseDate & Time (US Eastern)UTC Date & Time
Full MoonFebruary 5, 1985 10:19 AM ESTFebruary 5, 1985 3:19 PM UTC
Last QuarterFebruary 12, 1985 2:57 AM ESTFebruary 12, 1985 7:57 AM UTC
New MoonFebruary 19, 1985 1:43 PM ESTFebruary 19, 1985 6:43 PM UTC
First QuarterFebruary 27, 1985 6:41 PM ESTFebruary 27, 1985 11:41 PM UTC

March 1985 Moon Phases

The Lunar Phases in March 1985 included:

Lunar PhaseDate & Time (US Eastern)UTC Date & Time
Full MoonMarch 6, 1985 9:13 PM ESTMarch 7, 1985 2:13 AM UTC
Last QuarterMarch 13, 1985 12:34 PM ESTMarch 13, 1985 5:34 PM UTC
New MoonMarch 21, 1985 6:59 AM ESTMarch 21, 1985 11:59 AM UTC
First QuarterMarch 29, 1985 11:11 AM ESTMarch 29, 1985 4:11 PM UTC

April 1985 Moon Phases

The Lunar Phases in April 1985 included:

Lunar PhaseDate & Time (US Eastern)UTC Date & Time
Full MoonApril 5, 1985 6:32 AM ESTApril 5, 1985 11:32 AM UTC
Last QuarterApril 11, 1985 11:42 PM ESTApril 12, 1985 4:42 AM UTC
New MoonApril 20, 1985 12:22 AM ESTApril 20, 1985 5:22 AM UTC
First QuarterApril 27, 1985 11:25 PM ESTApril 28, 1985 4:25 AM UTC

May 1985 Moon Phases

The Lunar Phases in May 1985 included:

Lunar PhaseDate & Time (US Eastern)UTC Date & Time
Full MoonMay 4, 1985 3:53 PM EDTMay 4, 1985 7:53 PM UTC
Last QuarterMay 11, 1985 1:34 PM EDTMay 11, 1985 5:34 PM UTC
New MoonMay 19, 1985 5:41 PM EDTMay 19, 1985 9:41 PM UTC
First QuarterMay 27, 1985 8:56 AM EDTMay 27, 1985 12:56 PM UTC

June 1985 Moon Phases

The Lunar Phases in June 1985 included:

Lunar PhaseDate & Time (US Eastern)UTC Date & Time
Full MoonJune 2, 1985 11:50 PM EDTJune 3, 1985 3:50 AM UTC
Last QuarterJune 10, 1985 4:19 AM EDTJune 10, 1985 8:19 AM UTC
New MoonJune 18, 1985 7:58 AM EDTJune 18, 1985 11:58 AM UTC
First QuarterJune 25, 1985 2:53 PM EDTJune 25, 1985 6:53 PM UTC

July 1985 Moon Phases

The Lunar Phases in July 1985 included:

Lunar PhaseDate & Time (US Eastern)UTC Date & Time
Full MoonJuly 2, 1985 8:08 AM EDTJuly 2, 1985 12:08 PM UTC
Last QuarterJuly 9, 1985 8:50 PM EDTJuly 10, 1985 12:50 AM UTC
New MoonJuly 17, 1985 7:56 PM EDTJuly 17, 1985 11:56 PM UTC
First QuarterJuly 24, 1985 7:39 PM EDTJuly 24, 1985 11:39 PM UTC
Full MoonJuly 31, 1985 5:41 PM EDTJuly 31, 1985 9:41 PM UTC

August 1985 Moon Phases

The Lunar Phases in August 1985 included:

Lunar PhaseDate & Time (US Eastern)UTC Date & Time
Last QuarterAugust 8, 1985 2:29 PM EDTAugust 8, 1985 6:29 PM UTC
New MoonAugust 16, 1985 6:06 AM EDTAugust 16, 1985 10:06 AM UTC
First QuarterAugust 23, 1985 12:36 AM EDTAugust 23, 1985 4:36 AM UTC
Full MoonAugust 30, 1985 5:27 AM EDTAugust 30, 1985 9:27 AM UTC

September 1985 Moon Phases

The Lunar Phases in September 1985 included:

Lunar PhaseDate & Time (US Eastern)UTC Date & Time
Last QuarterSeptember 7, 1985 8:16 AM EDTSeptember 7, 1985 12:16 PM UTC
New MoonSeptember 14, 1985 3:20 PM EDTSeptember 14, 1985 7:20 PM UTC
First QuarterSeptember 21, 1985 7:03 AM EDTSeptember 21, 1985 11:03 AM UTC
Full MoonSeptember 28, 1985 8:08 PM EDTSeptember 29, 1985 12:08 AM UTC

October 1985 Moon Phases

The Lunar Phases in October 1985 included:

Lunar PhaseDate & Time (US Eastern)UTC Date & Time
Last QuarterOctober 7, 1985 1:04 AM EDTOctober 7, 1985 5:04 AM UTC
New MoonOctober 14, 1985 12:33 AM EDTOctober 14, 1985 4:33 AM UTC
First QuarterOctober 20, 1985 4:13 PM EDTOctober 20, 1985 8:13 PM UTC
Full MoonOctober 28, 1985 12:38 PM ESTOctober 28, 1985 5:38 PM UTC

November 1985 Moon Phases

The Lunar Phases in November 1985 included:

Lunar PhaseDate & Time (US Eastern)UTC Date & Time
Last QuarterNovember 5, 1985 3:07 PM ESTNovember 5, 1985 8:07 PM UTC
New MoonNovember 12, 1985 9:20 AM ESTNovember 12, 1985 2:20 PM UTC
First QuarterNovember 19, 1985 4:04 AM ESTNovember 19, 1985 9:04 AM UTC
Full MoonNovember 27, 1985 7:42 AM ESTNovember 27, 1985 12:42 PM UTC

December 1985 Moon Phases

The Lunar Phases in December 1985 included:

Lunar PhaseDate & Time (US Eastern)UTC Date & Time
Last QuarterDecember 5, 1985 4:01 AM ESTDecember 5, 1985 9:01 AM UTC
New MoonDecember 11, 1985 7:54 PM ESTDecember 12, 1985 12:54 AM UTC
First QuarterDecember 18, 1985 8:58 PM ESTDecember 19, 1985 1:58 AM UTC
Full MoonDecember 27, 1985 2:30 AM ESTDecember 27, 1985 7:30 AM UTC

Related: 1985 Full Moons

Photo of the moon for the dates of the 1985 Moon Phases