Waning · 47.1% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 11°
Last Quarter at
04:19UTC
Moon phase on January 28, 1981Last Quarter
On Wednesday, January 28, 1981, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 47.1% of its visible face lit, 22.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
47.1%Illumination at noon UTC
22.2 dMoon age
404,116 km251,106 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (12°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 28, 1981 is on Tuesday, January 20, 1981 at 07:39 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, February 4, 1981 at 22:14 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, January 20, 1981 | 07:39 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, January 28, 1981 | 04:19 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, February 4, 1981 | 22:14 |
The Moon around January 28
More about this date
Wednesday, January 28, 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.