Waxing · 99.9% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 24°
Full Moon at
15:05UTC
Moon phase on June 17, 1981Full Moon
On Wednesday, June 17, 1981, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 15.0 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
15.0 dMoon age
401,344 km249,384 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (25°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Strawberry Moon, 401,038 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 17, 1981 is on Wednesday, June 17, 1981 at 15:05 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, July 1, 1981 at 19:03 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, June 9, 1981 | 11:33 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Wednesday, June 17, 1981 | 15:05 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, June 25, 1981 | 04:25 |
The Moon around June 17
More about this date
Wednesday, June 17, 1981 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 2, 1981 to the new moon of July 1, 1981, a cycle of 29.31 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in June 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.