Waning · 98.4% lit · ♌︎ Leo 15°
Moon age
15.2days
Moon phase on January 21, 1981Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, January 21, 1981, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.4% of its visible face lit, 15.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.4%Illumination at noon UTC
15.2 dMoon age
384,562 km238,956 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (16°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 21, 1981 is on Tuesday, January 20, 1981 at 07:39 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, February 4, 1981 at 22:14 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, January 20, 1981 | 07:39 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, January 28, 1981 | 04:19 |
The Moon around January 21
More about this date
Wednesday, January 21, 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.