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The Moon on Wednesday, February 18, 1981: Full Moon, 100% lit

Waxing · 99.8% lit · ♌︎ Leo 24°

Full Moon at

22:58UTC

Moon phase on February 18, 1981Full Moon

Wednesday 18 February 1981389,421 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, February 18, 1981, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 13.6 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .

99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
13.6 dMoon age
389,421 km241,975 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (24°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit

Full moon

This is the Snow Moon, 391,050 km from Earth. Blue Moon (seasonal)

Nearest moon phases

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

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Wednesday, February 11, 198117:49
Full Moon (this day)Wednesday, February 18, 198122:58
Last Quarter (after)Friday, February 27, 198101:14

The Moon around February 18

More about this date

Wednesday, February 18, 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.