Waning · 8.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 10°
Moon age
26.9days
Moon phase on January 3, 1981Waning Crescent
On Saturday, January 3, 1981, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 8.1% of its visible face lit, 26.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
8.1%Illumination at noon UTC
26.9 dMoon age
397,972 km247,288 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (10°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 3, 1981 is on Sunday, December 21, 1980 at 18:08 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 6, 1981 at 07:24 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, December 29, 1980 | 06:32 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, January 6, 1981 | 07:24 |
The Moon around January 3
More about this date
Saturday, January 3, 1981 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 January 1981, or the whole moon calendar 1981.
- The same date one year apart: 1980 · 1982.
- 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.