Waning · 56.5% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 00°
Moon age
21.2days
Moon phase on January 27, 1981Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, January 27, 1981, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 56.5% of its visible face lit, 21.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
56.5%Illumination at noon UTC
21.2 dMoon age
404,311 km251,227 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (0°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 27, 1981 is on Tuesday, January 20, 1981 at 07:39 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, February 4, 1981 at 22:14 UTC, 8 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 27
More about this date
Tuesday, January 27, 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.