Waxing · 97.7% lit · ♌︎ Leo 11°
Moon age
12.6days
Moon phase on February 17, 1981Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, February 17, 1981, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.7% of its visible face lit, 12.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.7%Illumination at noon UTC
12.6 dMoon age
385,941 km239,812 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (11°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 17, 1981 is on Wednesday, February 18, 1981 at 22:58 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, February 4, 1981 at 22:14 UTC, 13 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 17
More about this date
Tuesday, February 17, 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.