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Moon phases July 1981

New moon
Wed 01 Jul
19:03 UTC
First quarter
Thu 09 Jul
02:40 UTC
Full · Buck
Fri 17 Jul
04:39 UTC
Last quarter
Fri 24 Jul
09:40 UTC
New moon
Fri 31 Jul
03:52 UTC

In July 1981 the primary moon phases are the New Moon on Wednesday, July 1 at 19:03 UTC, the First Quarter on Thursday, July 9 at 02:40 UTC, the Full Moon on Friday, July 17 at 04:39 UTC, the Last Quarter on Friday, July 24 at 09:40 UTC and the New Moon on Friday, July 31 at 03:52 UTC. The full moon is the Buck Moon.

01New New Moon, 0% lit 0%19:03 02 Waxing Crescent, 1% lit 1% 03 Waxing Crescent, 4% lit 4% 04 Waxing Crescent, 9% lit 9% 05 Waxing Crescent, 17% lit 17% 06 Waxing Crescent, 25% lit 25% 07 Waxing Crescent, 35% lit 35% 08 Waxing Crescent, 44% lit 44% 09First Q First Quarter, 54% lit 54%02:40 10 Waxing Gibbous, 63% lit 63% 11 Waxing Gibbous, 72% lit 72% 12 Waxing Gibbous, 80% lit 80% 13 Waxing Gibbous, 87% lit 87% 14 Waxing Gibbous, 93% lit 93% 15 Waxing Gibbous, 97% lit 97% 16 Waxing Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 17Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%04:39 18 Waning Gibbous, 98% lit 98% 19 Waning Gibbous, 94% lit 94% 20 Waning Gibbous, 88% lit 88% 21 Waning Gibbous, 81% lit 81% 22 Waning Gibbous, 71% lit 71% 23 Waning Gibbous, 60% lit 60% 24Last Q Last Quarter, 49% lit 49%09:40 25 Waning Crescent, 38% lit 38% 26 Waning Crescent, 27% lit 27% 27 Waning Crescent, 17% lit 17% 28 Waning Crescent, 9% lit 9% 29 Waning Crescent, 4% lit 4% 30 Waning Crescent, 1% lit 1% 31New New Moon, 0% lit 0%03:52

Exact phase times

July 1981 has five primary moon phases: the New Moon on July 1, the First Quarter on July 9, the Full Moon on July 17, the Last Quarter on July 24 and the New Moon on July 31.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
New MoonWednesday, July 1, 198119:03
First QuarterThursday, July 9, 198102:40
Full MoonFriday, July 17, 198104:39
Last QuarterFriday, July 24, 198109:40
New MoonFriday, July 31, 198103:52

Friday, July 17, 1981: Buck Moon, 392,431 km from Earth. Partial lunar eclipse

Full moons · 1981

Twelve full moons, one blue

20 Jan Wolf penumbral eclipse 18 Feb Snow Blue moon 20 Mar Worm 19 Apr Pink Micromoon 19 May Flower Micromoon 17 Jun Straw­berry 17 Jul Buck partial eclipse 15 Aug Sturgeon 14 Sept Harvest 13 Oct Hunter’s Supermoon 11 Nov Beaver Supermoon 11 Dec Cold Supermoon