Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♌︎ Leo 12°
New Moon at
03:52UTC
Moon phase on July 31, 1981New Moon
On Friday, July 31, 1981, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.7 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.7 dMoon age
375,901 km233,574 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (13°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 31, 1981 is on Friday, July 17, 1981 at 04:39 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, July 31, 1981 at 03:52 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, July 24, 1981 | 09:40 |
| New Moon (this day) | Friday, July 31, 1981 | 03:52 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, August 7, 1981 | 19:26 |
The Moon around July 31
More about this date
Friday, July 31, 1981 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 31, 1981 to the new moon of August 29, 1981, a cycle of 29.45 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.