Waxing · 98.4% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 07°
Moon age
14.3days
Moon phase on August 14, 1981Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, August 14, 1981, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.4% of its visible face lit, 14.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
98.4%Illumination at noon UTC
14.3 dMoon age
386,749 km240,315 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (7°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 14, 1981 is on Saturday, August 15, 1981 at 16:37 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, July 31, 1981 at 03:52 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, August 7, 1981 | 19:26 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, August 15, 1981 | 16:37 |
The Moon around August 14
More about this date
Friday, August 14, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.