Waxing · 6.5% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 09°
Moon age
2.3days
Moon phase on August 2, 1981Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, August 2, 1981, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 6.5% of its visible face lit, 2.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
6.5%Illumination at noon UTC
2.3 dMoon age
385,171 km239,334 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (9°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 2, 1981 is on Saturday, August 15, 1981 at 16:37 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, July 31, 1981 at 03:52 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, July 31, 1981 | 03:52 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, August 7, 1981 | 19:26 |
The Moon around August 2
More about this date
Sunday, August 2, 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 August 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.