Waxing · 0.8% lit · ♈︎ Aries 24°
Moon age
0.7days
Moon phase on April 5, 1981Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, April 5, 1981, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 0.8% of its visible face lit, 0.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
0.8%Illumination at noon UTC
0.7 dMoon age
358,556 km222,796 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (25°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 5, 1981 is on Sunday, April 19, 1981 at 07:59 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 4, 1981 at 20:20 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, April 4, 1981 | 20:20 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, April 11, 1981 | 11:11 |
The Moon around April 5
More about this date
Sunday, April 5, 1981 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 4, 1981 to the new moon of May 4, 1981, a cycle of 29.33 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.
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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.