Waxing · 97.1% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 03°
Moon age
13.7days
Moon phase on July 15, 1981Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, July 15, 1981, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.1% of its visible face lit, 13.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.1%Illumination at noon UTC
13.7 dMoon age
398,104 km247,370 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (3°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 15, 1981 is on Friday, July 17, 1981 at 04:39 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, July 1, 1981 at 19:03 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, July 9, 1981 | 02:40 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, July 17, 1981 | 04:39 |
The Moon around July 15
More about this date
Wednesday, July 15, 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.
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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.