Waxing · 56.0% lit · ♌︎ Leo 27°
Moon age
7.3days
Moon phase on May 11, 1981Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, May 11, 1981, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 56.0% of its visible face lit, 7.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
56.0%Illumination at noon UTC
7.3 dMoon age
390,068 km242,377 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (27°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 11, 1981 is on Tuesday, May 19, 1981 at 00:04 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 4, 1981 at 04:19 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, May 10, 1981 | 22:22 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, May 19, 1981 | 00:04 |
The Moon around May 11
More about this date
Monday, May 11, 1981 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 4, 1981 to the new moon of June 2, 1981, a cycle of 29.30 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.
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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.