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The Moon on Saturday, August 1, 1981: Waxing Crescent, 2% lit

Waxing · 2.2% lit · ♌︎ Leo 26°

Moon age

1.3days

Moon phase on August 1, 1981Waxing Crescent

Saturday 1 August 1981380,318 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, August 1, 1981, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.2% of its visible face lit, 1.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

2.2%Illumination at noon UTC
1.3 dMoon age
380,318 km236,318 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (26°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to August 1, 1981 is on Saturday, August 15, 1981 at 16:37 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, July 31, 1981 at 03:52 UTC, 1 day earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Friday, July 31, 198103:52
First Quarter (after)Friday, August 7, 198119:26

The Moon around August 1

More about this date

Saturday, August 1, 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.