Waxing · 99.6% lit · ♈︎ Aries 24°
Full Moon at
20:52UTC
Moon phase on October 23, 1980Full Moon
On Thursday, October 23, 1980, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.6% of its visible face lit, 14.4 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.6%Illumination at noon UTC
14.4 dMoon age
356,755 km221,677 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (25°)
33.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Hunter's Moon, 356,831 km from Earth. Closest supermoon of the year
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 23, 1980 is on Thursday, October 23, 1980 at 20:52 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 9, 1980 at 02:50 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, October 17, 1980 | 03:47 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Thursday, October 23, 1980 | 20:52 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, October 30, 1980 | 16:33 |
The Moon around October 23
More about this date
Thursday, October 23, 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.