Waning · 12.9% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 00°
Moon age
26.2days
Moon phase on February 1, 1981Waning Crescent
On Sunday, February 1, 1981, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 12.9% of its visible face lit, 26.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
12.9%Illumination at noon UTC
26.2 dMoon age
391,726 km243,407 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (1°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 1, 1981 is on Tuesday, January 20, 1981 at 07:39 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, February 4, 1981 at 22:14 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, January 28, 1981 | 04:19 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, February 4, 1981 | 22:14 |
The Moon around February 1
More about this date
Sunday, February 1, 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 February 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.