Waning · 95.7% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 24°
Moon age
16.7days
Moon phase on April 21, 1981Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, April 21, 1981, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 95.7% of its visible face lit, 16.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
95.7%Illumination at noon UTC
16.7 dMoon age
406,085 km252,330 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (25°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 21, 1981 is on Sunday, April 19, 1981 at 07:59 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 4, 1981 at 04:19 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, April 19, 1981 | 07:59 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, April 27, 1981 | 10:15 |
The Moon around April 21
More about this date
Tuesday, April 21, 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.