Waning · 0.6% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 28°
Moon age
28.7days
Moon phase on July 30, 1981Waning Crescent
On Thursday, July 30, 1981, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.6% of its visible face lit, 28.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.6%Illumination at noon UTC
28.7 dMoon age
372,227 km231,291 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (29°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 30, 1981 is on Friday, July 17, 1981 at 04:39 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, July 31, 1981 at 03:52 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, July 24, 1981 | 09:40 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, July 31, 1981 | 03:52 |
The Moon around July 30
More about this date
Thursday, July 30, 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.