Waning · 36.1% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 25°
Moon age
23.1days
Moon phase on October 2, 1980Waning Crescent
On Thursday, October 2, 1980, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 36.1% of its visible face lit, 23.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
36.1%Illumination at noon UTC
23.1 dMoon age
389,202 km241,839 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (26°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 2, 1980 is on Wednesday, September 24, 1980 at 12:08 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 9, 1980 at 02:50 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, October 1, 1980 | 03:18 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, October 9, 1980 | 02:50 |
The Moon around October 2
More about this date
Thursday, October 2, 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 October 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.