Waning · 94.3% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 27°
Moon age
17.3days
Moon phase on May 21, 1981Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, May 21, 1981, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 94.3% of its visible face lit, 17.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
94.3%Illumination at noon UTC
17.3 dMoon age
401,763 km249,644 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (28°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 21, 1981 is on Tuesday, May 19, 1981 at 00:04 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, June 2, 1981 at 11:32 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, May 19, 1981 | 00:04 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, May 26, 1981 | 21:00 |
The Moon around May 21
More about this date
Thursday, May 21, 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.
- 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.