Waning · 39.8% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 12°
Moon age
23.3days
Moon phase on August 23, 1981Waning Crescent
On Sunday, August 23, 1981, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 39.8% of its visible face lit, 23.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
39.8%Illumination at noon UTC
23.3 dMoon age
370,341 km230,119 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (12°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 23, 1981 is on Saturday, August 15, 1981 at 16:37 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 29, 1981 at 14:44 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, August 22, 1981 | 14:16 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, August 29, 1981 | 14:44 |
The Moon around August 23
More about this date
Sunday, August 23, 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.