Waning · 71.0% lit · ♈︎ Aries 04°
Moon age
20.7days
Moon phase on July 22, 1981Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, July 22, 1981, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 71.0% of its visible face lit, 20.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
71.0%Illumination at noon UTC
20.7 dMoon age
375,213 km233,146 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (5°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 22, 1981 is on Friday, July 17, 1981 at 04:39 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, July 31, 1981 at 03:52 UTC, 9 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 22
More about this date
Wednesday, July 22, 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.