Waning · 51.2% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 28°
Last Quarter at
14:16UTC
Moon phase on August 22, 1981Last Quarter
On Saturday, August 22, 1981, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 51.2% of its visible face lit, 22.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
51.2%Illumination at noon UTC
22.3 dMoon age
369,755 km229,755 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (28°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 22, 1981 is on Saturday, August 15, 1981 at 16:37 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 29, 1981 at 14:44 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, August 15, 1981 | 16:37 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Saturday, August 22, 1981 | 14:16 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, August 29, 1981 | 14:44 |
The Moon around August 22
More about this date
Saturday, August 22, 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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