Waning · 1.8% lit · ♌︎ Leo 01°
Moon age
28.2days
Moon phase on August 9, 1980Waning Crescent
On Saturday, August 9, 1980, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.8% of its visible face lit, 28.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.8%Illumination at noon UTC
28.2 dMoon age
390,805 km242,835 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (2°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 9, 1980 is on Sunday, July 27, 1980 at 18:54 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 10, 1980 at 19:09 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, August 3, 1980 | 12:00 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, August 10, 1980 | 19:09 |
The Moon around August 9
More about this date
Saturday, August 9, 1980 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 12, 1980 to the new moon of August 10, 1980, a cycle of 29.52 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1980, or the whole moon calendar 1980.
- The same date one year apart: 1979 · 1981.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.