Waning · 31.6% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 02°
Moon age
23.7days
Moon phase on September 3, 1980Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, September 3, 1980, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 31.6% of its visible face lit, 23.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
31.6%Illumination at noon UTC
23.7 dMoon age
383,442 km238,260 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (3°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 3, 1980 is on Tuesday, August 26, 1980 at 03:42 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, September 9, 1980 at 10:00 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, September 1, 1980 | 18:08 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, September 9, 1980 | 10:00 |
The Moon around September 3
More about this date
Wednesday, September 3, 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 September 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.