Waxing · 97.0% lit · ♈︎ Aries 09°
Moon age
13.4days
Moon phase on October 22, 1980Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, October 22, 1980, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.0% of its visible face lit, 13.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.0%Illumination at noon UTC
13.4 dMoon age
357,911 km222,395 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (10°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 22, 1980 is on Thursday, October 23, 1980 at 20:52 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 9, 1980 at 02:50 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, October 17, 1980 | 03:47 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, October 23, 1980 | 20:52 |
The Moon around October 22
More about this date
Wednesday, October 22, 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.
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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.