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The Moon on Friday, February 13, 1981: Waxing Gibbous, 69% lit

Waxing · 69.5% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 17°

Moon age

8.6days

Moon phase on February 13, 1981Waxing Gibbous

Friday 13 February 1981374,442 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, February 13, 1981, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 69.5% of its visible face lit, 8.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.

69.5%Illumination at noon UTC
8.6 dMoon age
374,442 km232,667 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (18°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 13, 1981 is on Wednesday, February 18, 1981 at 22:58 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, February 4, 1981 at 22:14 UTC, 9 days earlier.

The Moon around February 13

More about this date

Friday, February 13, 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.