Waxing · 0.3% lit · ♎︎ Libra 20°
New Moon at
02:50UTC
Moon phase on October 9, 1980New Moon
On Thursday, October 9, 1980, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 0.4 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
0.4 dMoon age
406,650 km252,681 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (20°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 9, 1980 is on Thursday, October 23, 1980 at 20:52 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 9, 1980 at 02:50 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, October 1, 1980 | 03:18 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, October 9, 1980 | 02:50 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, October 17, 1980 | 03:47 |
The Moon around October 9
More about this date
Thursday, October 9, 1980 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 9, 1980 to the new moon of November 7, 1980, a cycle of 29.75 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.