Waxing · 25.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 14°
Moon age
4.7days
Moon phase on July 6, 1981Waxing Crescent
On Monday, July 6, 1981, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 25.2% of its visible face lit, 4.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
25.2%Illumination at noon UTC
4.7 dMoon age
388,989 km241,707 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (14°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 6, 1981 is on Friday, July 17, 1981 at 04:39 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, July 1, 1981 at 19:03 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, July 1, 1981 | 19:03 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, July 9, 1981 | 02:40 |
The Moon around July 6
More about this date
Monday, July 6, 1981 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 1, 1981 to the new moon of July 31, 1981, a cycle of 29.37 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 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.