Waning · 0.9% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 03°
Moon age
28.7days
Moon phase on May 3, 1981Waning Crescent
On Sunday, May 3, 1981, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.9% of its visible face lit, 28.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.9%Illumination at noon UTC
28.7 dMoon age
357,493 km222,136 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (3°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 3, 1981 is on Sunday, April 19, 1981 at 07:59 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 4, 1981 at 04:19 UTC, 1 day 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 May 3
More about this date
Sunday, May 3, 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 May 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.