Waxing · 0.4% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 23°
Moon age
0.6days
Moon phase on February 5, 1981Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, February 5, 1981, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 0.4% of its visible face lit, 0.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
0.4%Illumination at noon UTC
0.6 dMoon age
373,855 km232,303 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (24°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 5, 1981 is on Wednesday, February 18, 1981 at 22:58 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, February 4, 1981 at 22:14 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, February 4, 1981 | 22:14 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, February 11, 1981 | 17:49 |
The Moon around February 5
More about this date
Thursday, February 5, 1981 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 4, 1981 to the new moon of March 6, 1981, a cycle of 29.51 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.
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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.