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The Moon on Friday, February 1, 1980: Full Moon, 100% lit

Waning · 99.8% lit · ♌︎ Leo 16°

Full Moon at

02:21UTC

Moon phase on February 1, 1980Full Moon

Friday 1 February 1980400,621 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, February 1, 1980, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 14.6 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .

99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
14.6 dMoon age
400,621 km248,934 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (16°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit

Full moon

This is the Snow Moon, 399,613 km from Earth.

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 1, 1980 is on Friday, February 1, 1980 at 02:21 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 17, 1980 at 21:20 UTC, 15 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Thursday, January 24, 198013:58
Full Moon (this day)Friday, February 1, 198002:21
Last Quarter (after)Saturday, February 9, 198007:35

The Moon around February 1

More about this date

Friday, February 1, 1980 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 17, 1980 to the new moon of February 16, 1980, a cycle of 29.48 days.