Waning · 96.7% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 03°
Moon age
16.7days
Moon phase on April 2, 1980Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, April 2, 1980, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 96.7% of its visible face lit, 16.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
96.7%Illumination at noon UTC
16.7 dMoon age
403,385 km250,652 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (3°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 2, 1980 is on Monday, March 31, 1980 at 15:14 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, April 15, 1980 at 03:46 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, March 31, 1980 | 15:14 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, April 8, 1980 | 12:07 |
The Moon around April 2
More about this date
Wednesday, April 2, 1980 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 16, 1980 to the new moon of April 15, 1980, a cycle of 29.37 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 1980, or the whole moon calendar 1980.
- The same date one year apart: 1979 · 1981.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.