Waning · 99.9% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 28°
Full Moon at
04:39UTC
Moon phase on July 17, 1981Full Moon
On Friday, July 17, 1981, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 15.7 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
15.7 dMoon age
391,354 km243,176 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (28°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Buck Moon, 392,431 km from Earth. Partial lunar eclipse
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 17, 1981 is on Friday, July 17, 1981 at 04:39 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, July 31, 1981 at 03:52 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, July 9, 1981 | 02:40 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Friday, July 17, 1981 | 04:39 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, July 24, 1981 | 09:40 |
The Moon around July 17
More about this date
Friday, July 17, 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.