Waxing · 99.5% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 15°
Moon age
14.7days
Moon phase on July 16, 1981Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, July 16, 1981, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.5% of its visible face lit, 14.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.5%Illumination at noon UTC
14.7 dMoon age
394,837 km245,340 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (16°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 16, 1981 is on Friday, July 17, 1981 at 04:39 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, July 31, 1981 at 03:52 UTC, 15 days later.
| 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 16
More about this date
Thursday, July 16, 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.