Waning · 7.9% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 10°
Moon age
27.1days
Moon phase on April 2, 1981Waning Crescent
On Thursday, April 2, 1981, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 7.9% of its visible face lit, 27.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
7.9%Illumination at noon UTC
27.1 dMoon age
367,847 km228,569 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (10°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 2, 1981 is on Friday, March 20, 1981 at 15:23 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 4, 1981 at 20:20 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, March 28, 1981 | 19:34 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, April 4, 1981 | 20:20 |
The Moon around April 2
More about this date
Thursday, April 2, 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 April 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.