Waning · 19.0% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 18°
Moon age
25.7days
Moon phase on April 30, 1981Waning Crescent
On Thursday, April 30, 1981, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 19.0% of its visible face lit, 25.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
19.0%Illumination at noon UTC
25.7 dMoon age
368,939 km229,248 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (19°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 30, 1981 is on Sunday, April 19, 1981 at 07:59 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 4, 1981 at 04:19 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, April 27, 1981 | 10:15 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, May 4, 1981 | 04:19 |
The Moon around April 30
More about this date
Thursday, April 30, 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.