Waxing · 0.1% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 16°
New Moon at
10:31UTC
Moon phase on March 6, 1981New Moon
On Friday, March 6, 1981, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.6 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.6 dMoon age
365,720 km227,248 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (17°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 6, 1981 is on Friday, March 20, 1981 at 15:23 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, March 6, 1981 at 10:31 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, February 27, 1981 | 01:14 |
| New Moon (this day) | Friday, March 6, 1981 | 10:31 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, March 13, 1981 | 01:51 |
The Moon around March 6
More about this date
Friday, March 6, 1981 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 6, 1981 to the new moon of April 4, 1981, a cycle of 29.41 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.