Waning · 64.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 21°
Moon age
20.7days
Moon phase on August 31, 1980Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, August 31, 1980, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 64.1% of its visible face lit, 20.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
64.1%Illumination at noon UTC
20.7 dMoon age
369,997 km229,906 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (22°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 1980 is on Tuesday, August 26, 1980 at 03:42 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, September 9, 1980 at 10:00 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, August 26, 1980 | 03:42 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, September 1, 1980 | 18:08 |
The Moon around August 31
More about this date
Sunday, August 31, 1980 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 10, 1980 to the new moon of September 9, 1980, a cycle of 29.62 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.
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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.