Waxing · 87.3% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 14°
Moon age
10.6days
Moon phase on February 15, 1981Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, February 15, 1981, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 87.3% of its visible face lit, 10.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
87.3%Illumination at noon UTC
10.6 dMoon age
379,637 km235,895 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (15°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 15, 1981 is on Wednesday, February 18, 1981 at 22:58 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, February 4, 1981 at 22:14 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, February 11, 1981 | 17:49 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, February 18, 1981 | 22:58 |
The Moon around February 15
More about this date
Sunday, February 15, 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.