Waxing · 50.5% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 21°
First Quarter at
11:11UTC
Moon phase on April 11, 1981First Quarter
On Saturday, April 11, 1981, the Moon was a First Quarter: 50.5% of its visible face lit, 6.7 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
50.5%Illumination at noon UTC
6.7 dMoon age
379,854 km236,030 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (22°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 11, 1981 is on Sunday, April 19, 1981 at 07:59 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 4, 1981 at 20:20 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, April 4, 1981 | 20:20 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Saturday, April 11, 1981 | 11:11 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, April 19, 1981 | 07:59 |
The Moon around April 11
More about this date
Saturday, April 11, 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.
- 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.