Waxing · 47.2% lit · ♌︎ Leo 27°
First Quarter at
19:16UTC
Moon phase on May 21, 1980First Quarter
On Wednesday, May 21, 1980, the Moon was a First Quarter: 47.2% of its visible face lit, 7.0 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
47.2%Illumination at noon UTC
7.0 dMoon age
399,475 km248,222 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (27°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 21, 1980 is on Thursday, May 29, 1980 at 21:28 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 14, 1980 at 12:00 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, May 14, 1980 | 12:00 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, May 21, 1980 | 19:16 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, May 29, 1980 | 21:28 |
The Moon around May 21
More about this date
Wednesday, May 21, 1980 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 14, 1980 to the new moon of June 12, 1980, a cycle of 29.36 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 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.