Waxing · 99.8% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 26°
Full Moon at
18:08UTC
Moon phase on December 21, 1980Full Moon
On Sunday, December 21, 1980, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 13.9 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
13.9 dMoon age
367,861 km228,578 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (26°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Cold Moon, 368,694 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 21, 1980 is on Sunday, December 21, 1980 at 18:08 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 7, 1980 at 14:35 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, December 15, 1980 | 01:47 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Sunday, December 21, 1980 | 18:08 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, December 29, 1980 | 06:32 |
The Moon around December 21
More about this date
Sunday, December 21, 1980 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 7, 1980 to the new moon of January 6, 1981, a cycle of 29.70 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 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.