Waning · 62.6% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 13°
Moon age
21.3days
Moon phase on August 21, 1981Waning Gibbous
On Friday, August 21, 1981, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 62.6% of its visible face lit, 21.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
62.6%Illumination at noon UTC
21.3 dMoon age
369,681 km229,709 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (14°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 21, 1981 is on Saturday, August 15, 1981 at 16:37 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 29, 1981 at 14:44 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, August 15, 1981 | 16:37 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, August 22, 1981 | 14:16 |
The Moon around August 21
More about this date
Friday, August 21, 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.