Waning · 99.2% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 10°
Moon age
15.4days
Moon phase on October 24, 1980Waning Gibbous
On Friday, October 24, 1980, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 99.2% of its visible face lit, 15.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
99.2%Illumination at noon UTC
15.4 dMoon age
357,588 km222,195 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (10°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 24, 1980 is on Thursday, October 23, 1980 at 20:52 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, November 7, 1980 at 20:43 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, October 23, 1980 | 20:52 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, October 30, 1980 | 16:33 |
The Moon around October 24
More about this date
Friday, October 24, 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.