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Moon phases October 1981

First quarter
Tue 06 Oct
07:45 UTC
Full · Hunter's
Tue 13 Oct
12:50 UTC
Last quarter
Tue 20 Oct
03:41 UTC
New moon
Tue 27 Oct
20:14 UTC

In October 1981 the primary moon phases are the First Quarter on Tuesday, October 6 at 07:45 UTC, the Full Moon on Tuesday, October 13 at 12:50 UTC, the Last Quarter on Tuesday, October 20 at 03:41 UTC and the New Moon on Tuesday, October 27 at 20:14 UTC. The full moon is the Hunter's Moon.

01 Waxing Crescent, 10% lit 10% 02 Waxing Crescent, 17% lit 17% 03 Waxing Crescent, 25% lit 25% 04 Waxing Crescent, 33% lit 33% 05 Waxing Crescent, 42% lit 42% 06First Q First Quarter, 52% lit 52%07:45 07 Waxing Gibbous, 62% lit 62% 08 Waxing Gibbous, 71% lit 71% 09 Waxing Gibbous, 80% lit 80% 10 Waxing Gibbous, 88% lit 88% 11 Waxing Gibbous, 94% lit 94% 12 Waxing Gibbous, 98% lit 98% 13Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%12:50 14 Waning Gibbous, 98% lit 98% 15 Waning Gibbous, 94% lit 94% 16 Waning Gibbous, 87% lit 87% 17 Waning Gibbous, 79% lit 79% 18 Waning Gibbous, 68% lit 68% 19 Waning Gibbous, 57% lit 57% 20Last Q Last Quarter, 46% lit 46%03:41 21 Waning Crescent, 36% lit 36% 22 Waning Crescent, 26% lit 26% 23 Waning Crescent, 18% lit 18% 24 Waning Crescent, 11% lit 11% 25 Waning Crescent, 5% lit 5% 26 Waning Crescent, 2% lit 2% 27New New Moon, 0% lit 0%20:14 28 Waxing Crescent, 1% lit 1% 29 Waxing Crescent, 3% lit 3% 30 Waxing Crescent, 6% lit 6% 31 Waxing Crescent, 12% lit 12%

Exact phase times

October 1981 has four primary moon phases: the First Quarter on October 6, the Full Moon on October 13, the Last Quarter on October 20 and the New Moon on October 27.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
First QuarterTuesday, October 6, 198107:45
Full MoonTuesday, October 13, 198112:50
Last QuarterTuesday, October 20, 198103:41
New MoonTuesday, October 27, 198120:14

Tuesday, October 13, 1981: Hunter's Moon, 362,488 km from Earth. Supermoon

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