Every month of 1985 as a printable table, with public holidays, ISO week numbers and the year's eclipses, moon phases and meteor showers.
1985 has 365 days, starts on a Tuesday, is not a leap year, and runs to 52 ISO weeks. It runs from Tuesday 1 January 1985 to Tuesday 31 December 1985. There are 9 United States federal holidays in 1985, and none of them falls at a weekend. Worth knowing: there are 3 headline eclipses, starting with the total lunar eclipse on Saturday 4 May 1985.
Since 1985 ended
14,829days
The 1985 calendar, month by month
January
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
1
1New Year's Day
22 January
3
4
5
6
2
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
3
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
4
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
5
28Australia Day
29
30
31
February
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
5
1
2
3
6
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
7
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
8
18Washington's Birthday
19
20
21
22
23
24
9
25
26
27
28
March
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
9
1
2
3
10
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
12
18St Patrick's Day
19
20
21
22
23
24
13
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
April
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
14
1
2
3
4
5Good Friday
6Easter Saturday
7
15
8Easter Monday
9
10
11
12
13
14
16
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
17
22
23
24
25Anzac Day
26
27
28
18
29
30
May
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
18
1
2
3
4
5
19
6Early May Bank Holiday, May Day
7
8
9
10
11
12
20
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
21
20Victoria Day
21
22
23
24
25
26
22
27Memorial Day, Spring Bank Holiday
28
29
30
31
June
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
22
1
2
23
3June Bank Holiday
4
5
6
7
8
9
24
10Queen's Birthday
11
12
13
14
15
16
25
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
26
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
July
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
27
1Canada Day
2
3
4Independence Day
5
6
7
28
8
9
10
11
12Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)
13
14
29
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
30
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
31
29
30
31
August
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
31
1
2
3
4
32
5Summer Bank Holiday, August Bank Holiday
6
7
8
9
10
11
33
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
34
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
35
26Summer Bank Holiday
27
28
29
30
31
September
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
35
1
36
2Labor Day, Labour Day
3
4
5
6
7
8
37
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
38
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
39
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
40
30
October
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
40
1
2
3
4
5
6
41
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
42
14Columbus Day, Thanksgiving
15
16
17
18
19
20
43
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
44
28October Bank Holiday
29
30
31
November
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
44
1
2
3
45
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
46
11Veterans Day, Remembrance Day
12
13
14
15
16
17
47
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
48
25
26
27
28Thanksgiving Day
29
30
December
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
48
1
49
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
50
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
51
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
52
23
24
25Christmas Day
26Boxing Day, St Stephen's Day
27
28
29
1
30
31
Public holiday in the selected country
Today
Saturday and Sunday
Wk ISO 8601 week number
Weeks start on Monday so that the week number in the left gutter applies to the
whole row. ISO 8601 defines week 1 as the week containing the first Thursday of
the year, which is why 1985 has 52 weeks and why 1 January is not always
in week 1.
Public holidays in 1985
The 11 federal holidays in 5 U.S.C. 6103, with the rules that were actually in force in each year. State and local holidays are not included.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1985
Tuesday
New Year's Day
On the day
18 February 1985
Monday
Washington's Birthday (Widely called Presidents’ Day. The federal name is still Washington’s Birthday.)
On the day
27 May 1985
Monday
Memorial Day
On the day
4 July 1985
Thursday
Independence Day
On the day
2 September 1985
Monday
Labor Day
On the day
14 October 1985
Monday
Columbus Day (Kept as Indigenous Peoples’ Day in a number of states.)
On the day
11 November 1985
Monday
Veterans Day
On the day
28 November 1985
Thursday
Thanksgiving Day
On the day
25 December 1985
Wednesday
Christmas Day
On the day
Bank holidays in England and Wales under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971, including the one-off royal and jubilee holidays.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1985
Tuesday
New Year's Day
On the day
5 April 1985
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
8 April 1985
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
6 May 1985
Monday
Early May Bank Holiday
On the day
27 May 1985
Monday
Spring Bank Holiday
On the day
26 August 1985
Monday
Summer Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1985
Wednesday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1985
Thursday
Boxing Day
On the day
Bank holidays in Scotland. Scotland keeps 2 January and the first Monday in August, and does not keep Easter Monday.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1985
Tuesday
New Year's Day
On the day
2 January 1985
Wednesday
2 January
On the day
5 April 1985
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
6 May 1985
Monday
Early May Bank Holiday
On the day
27 May 1985
Monday
Spring Bank Holiday
On the day
5 August 1985
Monday
Summer Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1985
Wednesday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1985
Thursday
Boxing Day
On the day
Bank holidays in Northern Ireland: the England and Wales set plus St Patrick's Day and the Battle of the Boyne.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1985
Tuesday
New Year's Day
On the day
17 March 1985
Sunday
St Patrick's Day
Monday 18 March 1985
5 April 1985
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
8 April 1985
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
6 May 1985
Monday
Early May Bank Holiday
On the day
27 May 1985
Monday
Spring Bank Holiday
On the day
12 July 1985
Friday
Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)
On the day
26 August 1985
Monday
Summer Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1985
Wednesday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1985
Thursday
Boxing Day
On the day
Public holidays in the Republic of Ireland under the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1985
Tuesday
New Year's Day
On the day
17 March 1985
Sunday
St Patrick's Day
Monday 18 March 1985
8 April 1985
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
6 May 1985
Monday
May Day
On the day
3 June 1985
Monday
June Bank Holiday
On the day
5 August 1985
Monday
August Bank Holiday
On the day
28 October 1985
Monday
October Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1985
Wednesday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1985
Thursday
St Stephen's Day
On the day
Federal statutory holidays. Provincial holidays (Family Day, Civic Holiday, St Jean Baptiste) are not included and vary by province.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1985
Tuesday
New Year's Day
On the day
5 April 1985
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
20 May 1985
Monday
Victoria Day (The Monday before 25 May.)
On the day
1 July 1985
Monday
Canada Day
On the day
2 September 1985
Monday
Labour Day
On the day
14 October 1985
Monday
Thanksgiving
On the day
11 November 1985
Monday
Remembrance Day
On the day
25 December 1985
Wednesday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1985
Thursday
Boxing Day
On the day
Public holidays kept nationally. State holidays (Labour Day, show days, Melbourne Cup) vary by state and are not included.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1985
Tuesday
New Year's Day
On the day
26 January 1985
Saturday
Australia Day
Monday 28 January 1985
5 April 1985
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
6 April 1985
Saturday
Easter Saturday
On the day
8 April 1985
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
25 April 1985
Thursday
Anzac Day (Substitute days for a weekend Anzac Day vary by state.)
On the day
10 June 1985
Monday
Queen's Birthday (Not kept in June in Queensland or Western Australia.)
On the day
25 December 1985
Wednesday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1985
Thursday
Boxing Day
On the day
The sky in 1985
Equinoxes, solstices and eclipses are given in UTC, because an eclipse happens
at one instant everywhere. Convert to your own zone before you set an alarm.
Equinoxes and solstices, and the eclipses of 1985.
Date
Time (UTC)
Event
Detail
20 March 1985
16:13
March equinox
Spring begins in the northern hemisphere, autumn in the southern.
4 May 1985
19:56
Total lunar eclipse
68 minutes of totality · 200 minutes of partial phase · Visible anywhere the Moon is above the horizon.
19 May 1985
21:28
Partial solar eclipse
The centre of the shadow misses the Earth; this one is partial everywhere it is seen.
21 June 1985
10:44
June solstice
The longest day in the northern hemisphere, the shortest in the southern.
23 September 1985
02:07
September equinox
Autumn begins in the northern hemisphere, spring in the southern.
28 October 1985
17:42
Total lunar eclipse
46 minutes of totality · 216 minutes of partial phase · Visible anywhere the Moon is above the horizon.
12 November 1985
14:10
Total solar eclipse
Greatest eclipse at 68.6°S 142.6°W, 100% of the Sun covered there.
21 December 1985
22:08
December solstice
The shortest day in the northern hemisphere, the longest in the southern.
Full moons
The traditional names are month-based, with two exceptions we compute rather
than assume: the Harvest Moon is the full moon nearest the September equinox,
and a second full moon inside one calendar month is a Blue Moon.
Date
Time (UTC)
Name
Note
7 January 1985
02:16
Wolf Moon
5 February 1985
15:19
Snow Moon
7 March 1985
02:13
Worm Moon
5 April 1985
11:32
Pink Moon
4 May 1985
19:53
Flower Moon
3 June 1985
03:51
Strawberry Moon
2 July 1985
12:08
Buck Moon
31 July 1985
21:41
Blue Moon
The second full moon in July.
30 August 1985
09:27
Sturgeon Moon
29 September 1985
00:09
Harvest Moon
The full moon nearest the September equinox.
28 October 1985
17:38
Hunter's Moon
27 November 1985
12:42
Beaver Moon
27 December 1985
07:31
Cold Moon
All 49 moon phases in 1985
Date
Time (UTC)
Phase
7 January 1985
02:16
Full Moon
13 January 1985
23:27
Last Quarter
21 January 1985
02:28
New Moon
29 January 1985
03:29
First Quarter
5 February 1985
15:19
Full Moon
12 February 1985
07:57
Last Quarter
19 February 1985
18:43
New Moon
27 February 1985
23:41
First Quarter
7 March 1985
02:13
Full Moon
13 March 1985
17:34
Last Quarter
21 March 1985
11:59
New Moon
29 March 1985
16:11
First Quarter
5 April 1985
11:32
Full Moon
12 April 1985
04:42
Last Quarter
20 April 1985
05:22
New Moon
28 April 1985
04:25
First Quarter
4 May 1985
19:53
Full Moon
11 May 1985
17:34
Last Quarter
19 May 1985
21:41
New Moon
27 May 1985
12:56
First Quarter
3 June 1985
03:51
Full Moon
10 June 1985
08:19
Last Quarter
18 June 1985
11:58
New Moon
25 June 1985
18:53
First Quarter
2 July 1985
12:08
Full Moon
10 July 1985
00:50
Last Quarter
17 July 1985
23:57
New Moon
24 July 1985
23:39
First Quarter
31 July 1985
21:41
Full Moon
8 August 1985
18:29
Last Quarter
16 August 1985
10:06
New Moon
23 August 1985
04:36
First Quarter
30 August 1985
09:27
Full Moon
7 September 1985
12:16
Last Quarter
14 September 1985
19:20
New Moon
21 September 1985
11:03
First Quarter
29 September 1985
00:09
Full Moon
7 October 1985
05:04
Last Quarter
14 October 1985
04:33
New Moon
20 October 1985
20:13
First Quarter
28 October 1985
17:38
Full Moon
5 November 1985
20:07
Last Quarter
12 November 1985
14:20
New Moon
19 November 1985
09:04
First Quarter
27 November 1985
12:42
Full Moon
5 December 1985
09:01
Last Quarter
12 December 1985
00:55
New Moon
19 December 1985
01:58
First Quarter
27 December 1985
07:31
Full Moon
Meteor showers
Peak nights drift by about a day between years, because the Earth meets each
stream at a fixed point in its orbit rather than on a fixed date. What
changes the view far more is the Moon, so we compute how much of it is lit
on the peak night of 1985.
Peak
Shower
Rate/hour
Moon lit
Viewing
3 January 1985
Quadrantids (debris from Asteroid 2003 EH1)
110
89%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
22 April 1985
Lyrids (debris from Comet Thatcher)
18
6%
Dark sky, near new moon
6 May 1985
Eta Aquariids (debris from Halley's Comet)
50
94%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
30 July 1985
Southern Delta Aquariids (debris from Comet 96P/Machholz)
25
99%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
12 August 1985
Perseids (debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle)
100
14%
Dark sky, near new moon
8 October 1985
Draconids (debris from Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner)
10
33%
Mostly dark
21 October 1985
Orionids (debris from Halley's Comet)
20
61%
Moonlight will wash out fainter meteors
5 November 1985
Southern Taurids (debris from Comet Encke)
5
49%
Moonlight will wash out fainter meteors
12 November 1985
Northern Taurids (debris from Comet Encke)
5
0%
Dark sky, near new moon
17 November 1985
Leonids (debris from Comet Tempel-Tuttle)
15
35%
Mostly dark
14 December 1985
Geminids (debris from Asteroid 3200 Phaethon)
150
12%
Dark sky, near new moon
22 December 1985
Ursids (debris from Comet 8P/Tuttle)
10
83%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
About the year 1985
1985 at a glance
Days
365
Leap year
No
1 January
Tuesday
31 December
Tuesday
ISO weeks
52
Weekend days
104
1985 is not a leap year, so February has 28 days.
Years you can reuse this calendar for
These years start on the same weekday and have the same February, so the grid
above is identical. A 1985 wall calendar hangs again, unchanged, in any of them.
Public holidays computed from statute, cross-checked against
Nager.Date for every year it covers. Astronomical
events computed with astronomy-engine. Week numbers follow ISO 8601. Times are UTC.