Waning · 5.0% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 18°
Moon age
27.6days
Moon phase on March 4, 1981Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, March 4, 1981, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 5.0% of its visible face lit, 27.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
5.0%Illumination at noon UTC
27.6 dMoon age
374,172 km232,500 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (18°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 4, 1981 is on Wednesday, February 18, 1981 at 22:58 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, March 6, 1981 at 10:31 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, February 27, 1981 | 01:14 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, March 6, 1981 | 10:31 |
The Moon around March 4
More about this date
Wednesday, March 4, 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 March 1981, or the whole moon calendar 1981.
- The same date one year apart: 1980 · 1982.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.