Waning · 77.6% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 00°
Moon age
19.7days
Moon phase on April 24, 1981Waning Gibbous
On Friday, April 24, 1981, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 77.6% of its visible face lit, 19.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
77.6%Illumination at noon UTC
19.7 dMoon age
400,497 km248,857 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (1°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 24, 1981 is on Sunday, April 19, 1981 at 07:59 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 4, 1981 at 04:19 UTC, 10 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 24
More about this date
Friday, April 24, 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.