Waning · 0.1% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 04°
New Moon at
14:44UTC
Moon phase on August 29, 1981New Moon
On Saturday, August 29, 1981, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.3 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.3 dMoon age
384,853 km239,137 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (5°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 29, 1981 is on Saturday, August 15, 1981 at 16:37 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 29, 1981 at 14:44 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, August 22, 1981 | 14:16 |
| New Moon (this day) | Saturday, August 29, 1981 | 14:44 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, September 6, 1981 | 13:26 |
The Moon around August 29
More about this date
Saturday, August 29, 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.