Waxing · 5.4% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 14°
Moon age
2.2days
Moon phase on January 8, 1981Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, January 8, 1981, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 5.4% of its visible face lit, 2.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
5.4%Illumination at noon UTC
2.2 dMoon age
379,887 km236,051 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (15°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 8, 1981 is on Tuesday, January 20, 1981 at 07:39 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 6, 1981 at 07:24 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, January 6, 1981 | 07:24 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, January 13, 1981 | 10:10 |
The Moon around January 8
More about this date
Thursday, January 8, 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.
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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.