Waxing · 0.1% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 18°
New Moon at
07:24UTC
Moon phase on January 6, 1981New Moon
On Tuesday, January 6, 1981, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.9 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.9 dMoon age
386,718 km240,295 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (18°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 6, 1981 is on Tuesday, January 20, 1981 at 07:39 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 6, 1981 at 07:24 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, December 29, 1980 | 06:32 |
| New Moon (this day) | Tuesday, January 6, 1981 | 07:24 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, January 13, 1981 | 10:10 |
The Moon around January 6
More about this date
Tuesday, January 6, 1981 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 6, 1981 to the new moon of February 4, 1981, a cycle of 29.62 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.