Waning · 98.2% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 11°
Moon age
16.7days
Moon phase on July 18, 1981Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, July 18, 1981, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.2% of its visible face lit, 16.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.2%Illumination at noon UTC
16.7 dMoon age
387,827 km240,984 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (11°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 18, 1981 is on Friday, July 17, 1981 at 04:39 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, July 31, 1981 at 03:52 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, July 17, 1981 | 04:39 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, July 24, 1981 | 09:40 |
The Moon around July 18
More about this date
Saturday, July 18, 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.