Waxing · 96.8% lit · ♎︎ Libra 07°
Moon age
12.7days
Moon phase on April 17, 1981Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, April 17, 1981, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.8% of its visible face lit, 12.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
96.8%Illumination at noon UTC
12.7 dMoon age
403,008 km250,418 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (7°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 17, 1981 is on Sunday, April 19, 1981 at 07:59 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 4, 1981 at 20:20 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, April 11, 1981 | 11:11 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, April 19, 1981 | 07:59 |
The Moon around April 17
More about this date
Friday, April 17, 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.