Waxing · 87.5% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 17°
Moon age
12.1days
Moon phase on September 21, 1980Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, September 21, 1980, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 87.5% of its visible face lit, 12.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
87.5%Illumination at noon UTC
12.1 dMoon age
368,913 km229,232 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (17°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 21, 1980 is on Wednesday, September 24, 1980 at 12:08 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, September 9, 1980 at 10:00 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, September 17, 1980 | 13:55 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, September 24, 1980 | 12:08 |
The Moon around September 21
More about this date
Sunday, September 21, 1980 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 9, 1980 to the new moon of October 9, 1980, a cycle of 29.70 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.
- 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.