Waning · 54.2% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 00°
Last Quarter at
21:00UTC
Moon phase on May 26, 1981Last Quarter
On Tuesday, May 26, 1981, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 54.2% of its visible face lit, 22.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
54.2%Illumination at noon UTC
22.3 dMoon age
381,845 km237,267 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (1°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 26, 1981 is on Tuesday, May 19, 1981 at 00:04 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, June 2, 1981 at 11:32 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, May 19, 1981 | 00:04 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, May 26, 1981 | 21:00 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, June 2, 1981 | 11:32 |
The Moon around May 26
More about this date
Tuesday, May 26, 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.