Waning · 0.8% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 05°
Moon age
28.9days
Moon phase on January 5, 1981Waning Crescent
On Monday, January 5, 1981, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.8% of its visible face lit, 28.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.8%Illumination at noon UTC
28.9 dMoon age
390,542 km242,671 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (5°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 5, 1981 is on Sunday, December 21, 1980 at 18:08 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 6, 1981 at 07:24 UTC, 1 day 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 5
More about this date
Monday, January 5, 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.