Waxing · 90.5% lit · ♌︎ Leo 20°
Moon age
11.1days
Moon phase on March 17, 1981Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, March 17, 1981, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 90.5% of its visible face lit, 11.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
90.5%Illumination at noon UTC
11.1 dMoon age
391,004 km242,959 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (21°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 17, 1981 is on Friday, March 20, 1981 at 15:23 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, March 6, 1981 at 10:31 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, March 13, 1981 | 01:51 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, March 20, 1981 | 15:23 |
The Moon around March 17
More about this date
Tuesday, March 17, 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.
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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.